Billing Specialist - Montréal, Canada - Smart & Biggar

Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar
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Montréal, Canada

1 month ago

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Smart & Biggar has been at the forefront of intellectual property (IP) and technology law for over 100 years.

We practice in every area of IP on behalf of an exceptional international clientele, and we are consistently ranked as Canada's leading IP firm.

We are committed to hiring people with different backgrounds and experience, who represent the best talent in their field.

We are part of the IPH Group.

IPH Limited is the holding company for intellectual property ("IP") and associated companies offering a wide range of IP services and products.

IPH companies employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 people in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand.

IPH companies service a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organizations, SMEs, and professional services firms worldwide.

We are passionate about what we do and what we can achieve.

The IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect across companies to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be.

Responsibilities.

  • Support our Operations team with billing issues or questions
  • Respond to Client billing questions
  • Provide support to the ebilling team
  • Liaise with clients, vendors and internal stakeholders resolving rejected invoices
  • Review of client guidelines as it pertains to billing
  • Perform competitor analysis on practitioner and service rates
  • Maintain existing pricing schedules
  • Draft rate proposals for new practitioner and service rates
  • Identify ideal pricing structures
  • Support our Marketing team on RFP submissions
  • Provide reporting and analysis to internal stakeholders on client activity including accounts receivable, revenue and client history
  • Respond to team member queries relating to pricing
  • Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the Team
Qualifications, competencies and experience.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience communicating with senior level internal stakeholders
  • 12 years of billing or administrative experience
  • Previous experience working in pricing in the legal industry would be considered an asset
  • Previous experience and knowledge in the area of Intellectual Property is considered an asset
  • Strong analytical and research skills
  • Strong technical skills including proficiency with MS Word, Outlook and Excel.
  • Keen eye for identifying opportunities
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative
  • This role is English essential, but French language skills would be an asset
  • Experience with 3e Elite is an asset
Smart & Biggar offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

  • A competitive compensation structure based on transparency, clarity and fairness;
  • A flexible benefits program;
  • Personal days to help balance personal and professional commitments;
  • Employee referral program.


Smart & Biggar is a proud member of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network (LFDIN), working to promote diversity and encourage a culture of inclusion in our Firm and the broader legal profession.

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