Billing Specialist

London | US Law Firm | Hybrid (3:2)

A prestigious US law firm is seeking a Billing Specialist to join its London Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal billing professional to join a highly regarded international firm, supporting Partners and fee earners across London and other global offices.

Working closely with the Finance Manager and wider Finance team, you will play a key role in managing the billing lifecycle, ensuring accurate and timely invoice production, eBilling submissions and stakeholder support, whilst maintaining compliance with regulatory and firm requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Billing management - Produce, review and amend pre-bills in line with Partner requirements and agreed billing arrangements.
• Invoice production - Ensure the accurate and timely processing of complex bills across London and other international offices.
• Partner support - Work closely with Partners and fee earners to manage billing cycles, WIP and client-specific billing requirements.
• eBilling - Prepare and submit invoices through various eBilling platforms, ensuring compliance with client guidelines.
• Query resolution - Respond promptly to billing and finance queries from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Disbursement management - Prepare supporting documentation and backup schedules in accordance with client requirements.
• WIP monitoring - Proactively follow up on outstanding billing matters to ensure invoices are issued within agreed deadlines.
• Compliance support - Work closely with Intake and Compliance teams to ensure KYC and CDD requirements are completed and maintained.
• Reconciliations & reporting - Assist with reconciliation processes and wider finance reporting requirements.

Experience Required

• Strong understanding of the full billing lifecycle, including WIP management and eBilling.
• Experience working directly with Partners and fee earners.
• Knowledge of Aderant CMS or a similar legal finance system would be advantageous.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong client service ethos and stakeholder management skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading US law firm and become part of a collaborative finance team, offering exposure to complex international billing, close Partner interaction and excellent long-term career development opportunities within legal finance.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.

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