Bilingual Billing Coordinator (20-month Contract)

What You’ll Do

• 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
• Set up discounts or exception rates on clients/matters in the financial application (3E) and revalue WIP
• Transfer of dockets or costs amongst matters; including and or excluding time and cost entries; dividing time and cost entries
• Continuously following-up with lawyers to ensure WIP is being billed on timely basis and to note reason if WIP is to be deferred
• Narrative review and editing i.e. punctuation, formatting
• Communication with other lawyers with respect to missing time (where possible)
• Adding and applying BOA
• Application of Trust and Unallocated funds to invoices upon request; assist lawyers with resolving inactive trust balances by working with clients to apply or return funds.
• Calculating and adding currency equivalence to invoice
• Review of disbursements and related tax applications
• Processing WIP write offs & write ups, obtain approval where necessary
• Adjusting bill rates, bill hours, bill amount and applying discounts where required
• Review of e-billing proformas to ensure they comply with outside counsel guidelines and are set up correctly in 3E for e-billing hub integration.
• Review of application of taxes on entire invoice
• Finalize bill and distribute to the client by mail or email if requested
• Invoice reversals/re-bill or credit note processing
• Coordination with Collection team on outstanding AR as needed and inclusion of outstanding amounts on invoices

What You Bring

• Experience in billing or e-billing in a law firm or professional services firm
• 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 problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and a keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated competence to multi-task and prioritize workloads on tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to present ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Superior client service and a demonstrated ability to work in a challenging and dynamic environment.
• Excellent technical skills, with high proficiency with the entire Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel and McMillan’s accounting/billing related programs.
• Consistent demonstration of Firm Values: Respect, Teamwork, Client Service, Professional Excellence and Commitment.
• Knowledge of Elite 3E or similar accounting software

McMillan Offers You

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

Continuous Learning & Development

Salary Range: $65,000 - $70,000 annually

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