Sr. Billing

**Make an impact at Goodwin **, where we partner with our clients to practice law with integrity, ingenuity, agility and ambition. Our 1,600 lawyers across the United States, Europe and Asia excel at complex transactions, high-stakes litigation and world-class advisory services in the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity and financial industries. Our unique combination of deep experience serving both the innovators and investors in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven economy sets us apart. Also a global destination for business professionals, Goodwin’s team of professional staff was named in 2019 the “Best Business Team” by _The American Lawyer _.

**_What you will do:

- **:**Invoice Preparation**:

- **Order, prepare, and distribute prebills;**
- **Monthly meeting to review needed prebill edits with the partner directly;**
- **Prepare accurate and timely accounts receivable client charts;**
- **Prepare, produce, and finalize invoices;**
- **Direct contact with billing partner and finance management to resolve all billing and collections related issues;**
- **Reprint posted invoices and provide copies as necessary;**
- **Produce ad hoc reports as requested.**

**Client/Attorney Requirements**:

- **Attend regular meetings with the partner to discuss their billing requirements, WIP and AR;**
- **Responsible for providing the partner with regular billing and collections related status reports;**
- **Liaise with partner and clients on the collection of unpaid fees;**
- **Responsible for maintaining the current “deal” forecast updating regularly with estimated deal closings dates and fee estimates;**
- **Responsible for monitoring and managing partner trust balances;**
- **Assist with preparing client and/or attorney analyses as needed;**
- **Responsible for client audit report preparation;**
- **Maintain client/matter maintenance information;**
- **Assist with related file closing and write-offs.**

**Collections**:

- **Send regular AR updates to Partner and collaborate with them to enable collection on past due receivables;**
- **Highlight problem debts or slow paying client and escalate as appropriate;**
- **Resourceful in developing alternative solutions and meeting deadlines in a real time, fast paced environment;**
- **Direct contact with clients regarding past-due accounts and invoices as requested by the respective billing attorney;**
- **Monitor payment arrangements to ensure compliance with payment terms;**
- **Generate and distribute monthly Client Reminder Statements to ensure that the statements are sent to clients in a timely manner;**
- **Research and monitor unapplied payments; responsible for supporting client refund process when applicable;**
- **Assist with providing back-up for client audit letter responses as necessary.**

**eBilling Set-up & Administration**

**Special Billing Arrangement/Rate Set-up & Management**

**Matter/Client Billing Set-up/Compliance**

**New Business Intake Compliance**:

- **Assign bill groups to new matters;**
- **Create bill groups for new clients and matters;**
- **Governance/Compliance **checks (MBA, Contacts, Addresses);**
- **Create bill groups to separate matters per client instructions (Generally patent matters).**

**Ongoing Client & Matter maintenance**:

- **Reopen client and matter numbers;**
- **Change designations (CRA, MRA, MBA, RES);**
- **Change legal service and industry codes;**
- **Change contact names and addresses (update any outstanding prebills);**
- **Bill group creations and matter consolidations;**
- **Create split payor invoices, including setting up payors that are not clients and creating the bill groups.**

**_Who you are:

-**:

- 2-5 years of experience working in professional services and a billing environment, law firm billing experience preferred;
- Experience with Financial/Billing software, “Aderant Expert” preferred;
- Knowledge of “Chrome River” expense and accounts payable software preferred but not essential;
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the firm professionally and tactfully;
- Ability to provide a high level of customer service in a fast paced environment;
- Ability to handle a high volume of tasks while maintaining attention to detail and prioritizing as necessary;
- Proficiency in MS Office. Strong knowledge of Excel preferred.

Goodwin Procter LLP is an equal opportunity employer. This means that Goodwin Procter LLP considers applicants for employment, and makes employment decisions without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other legally protected status.