Billings & Collections Analyst
King & Spalding, a leading global law firm, seeks an experienced French speaking Billing & Collections Analyst to provide support for our Paris and Brussels offices, ensuring the smooth running of the billing and collections processes.
Previous relevant knowledge and experience of working in a French/US Law firm is essential, ensuring billing and collection processes are compliant with firm guidelines and local rules at all times. We are looking for a driven professional who enjoys problem solving and who has excellent verbal and written communication skills. The role will require someone ambitious and proactive to take full ownership of WIP and AR.
Candidates must be confident and possess exemplary interpersonal skills, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing monthly billing/collection cycle.
- Aging targets.
- Lock-up period reduction goals.
- Managing and monitoring all phases of the inventory cycle.
- Process write-offs/time transfers as per Firm policy.
- Review and verify accuracy of billing and supporting documentation as required.
- Research and respond to inquiries regarding billing issues and problem solving.
- Create and distribute monthly billing reports.
- Working closely with partners and Accounts Manager to deliver results.
- Organise and attend monthly meetings with partners to discuss their inventory.
- Inputting of vendor invoices into Chrome River.
- Assist with special projects and provide cover for accounting staff as needed.
- Ad hoc tasks as required.
Qualifications:
- Implement project management for more complex billing needs.
- Ability to maintain a high standard of work under pressure.
- Confident and effective communicator.
- Management and prioritising of workload to meet deadlines.
- Excellent knowledge of local rules and EU VAT.
- Experience or understanding of billing in a foreign currency and potential issues.
- Ability to engage, establish and maintain relationships to gain knowledge about clients and matters.
- Able to respond quickly to requests for billing materials.
- Analytical thinking to reconcile billing information.
- Experience of working with task codes
- Proficient in budget management
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent numeracy skills.
- Aderant Expert knowledge is advantageous but not essential.
The Firm offers a generous total compensation package with annual bonus in recognition of individual merit-based performance.
We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,300 lawyers and business professionals in 24 offices worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.
King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.