Billing Coordinator - Vancouver, Canada - McMillan LLP
Description
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Your Next Opportunity
- Would you like to be a part of Canada's leading and progressive Business Law firm?_
Billing Coordinator in our
Finance and Accounting department.
The Billing Coordinator is responsible for handling all aspects of the firm's client billing cycle and the exchange of billing and other information between the firm and its clients while ensuring that billing is completed effectively, efficiently, and accurately.
The Billing Coordinator is also responsible for assisting with collections and an ongoing review of inactive trust funds, working with the responsible lawyers to determine a course of action.
What You'll Do
- Duties and Responsibilities:_
Billing
- Work directly with lawyers to manage the billing process from beginning to end
- Address queries received on billing issues, process, and templates as encountered
- Review and ensure completeness of NBI forms to ensure tax is appropriately applied based on instructions provided
- Transfer of dockets or costs amongst matters; including and or excluding time and cost entries; dividing time and cost entries
- Continuously followingup with lawyers to ensure WIP is being billed on timely basis and to note reason if WIP is to be deferred
- Reasonability check for old time and whether it can be billed or not
- Narrative review and editing i.e. punctuation, formatting
- Communication with other lawyers with respect to missing time (where possible)
- Calculating and adding currency equivalence to invoice
- Processing WIP write offs & write ups, obtain approval where necessary
- Review draft bill for errors and obtain approval from lawyer to finalize bill
- Invoice reversals/rebill or credit note processing
- Coordinate the uploading of accruals and invoices to thirdparty portals for clients that require Ebilling
- Coordinate and participate in testing for system upgrades and other enhancements
Collections
- Generate AR reports and alert lawyers to potential AR issues
- Communicate and follow up with clients on outstanding invoices and assist with the resolution of disputed accounts
- Update the collections module in 3E to reflect collection efforts and progress
- Coordinate with Collection SME's for outstanding AR that requires assistance
Trust
What You Bring
- Experience in billing and ebilling in a law firm or professional services firm
- Must be a team player with exceptional interpersonal skills
- Possess a high degree of confidence, professional maturity and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven analytical, critical thinking and problemsolving skills
- Strong organizational skills and a keen attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workloads on tight deadlines
- Ability to present ideas in a businessfriendly and userfriendly language
- Superior customer service and a demonstrated ability to work in a challenging and dynamic environment
- Proficient with accounting and billing software programs
- Excellent computer skills, with proficiency with the entire Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel
- Advanced knowledge of 3E, eBilling Hub or Elite Enterprise experience preferred or similar accounting software systems is required
McMillan Offers You
Growth
Mentorship and Support
Training as Software Evolves
Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package
Fun Work Environment
McMillan = You
Inclusion and diversity are essential elements of our culture at McMillan which coincides with our core values of respect, teamwork, commitment, client service and professional excellence.
At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.
We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence.
Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let's work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.
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**McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm's values.
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