Cherry Bekaert LLP

Senior Manager, Billing & Revenue

Cherry Bekaert LLP • $135K — $160K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA in Business, Finance, Accounting, or General highly preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in the revenue and billing cycle within a professional service company
  • Preferred experience in law firms, consulting, or similar environments
  • 5 years of supervisory or management experience
  • Strong ERP system training; proficiency in MS Excel required

Responsibilities

  • Manage strategic direction of revenue and billing functions to maximize cash flow
  • Maintain and improve relationships with internal and external clients
  • Oversee revenue recognition, billing, collections, and team management
  • Own monthly revenue recognition processes for various fee arrangements
  • Develop operational policies to ensure compliance with revenue recognition methods
  • Analyze billing efficiency, accounts receivable, and collections
  • Communicate effectively with Client Service teams to manage financial performance

Benefits

  • Generous and unique tuition reimbursement
  • Free onsite fitness center
  • Low healthcare premiums with wellness benefits
  • Daily breakfast provided
  • Individual offices for all employees
  • $100/month wellness reimbursement
  • Hybrid work environment with three in-office days
  • Open culture promoting employee input and recognition
  • Frequent social events
  • Access to a rooftop terrace, standing desks, and free snacks
Full Job Description
Senior Manager, Revenue and Billing

Washington, DC-based professional services/consulting firm - recognized consistently as a top workplace - offering a supportive, collaborative, and collegial culture - prides itself on excelling at retaining talent and providing opportunities for career advancement. If you are looking for a place to do high-quality work and genuinely enjoy your career and culture, please keep reading!

Compensation: $135,000 - $160,000 + disc. annual bonus (compensation is based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including qualifications and experience, education, external market data and internal equity).

Role Overview
  • Be ready to manage strategic direction for the revenue and billing function to maximize cash flow
  • Be ready to maintain and improve internal and external client relationships.
  • Be engaged while overseeing the management of all processes related to revenue recognition, unbilled, billing, collections, and management of the billing team.
  • Own monthly revenue recognition process for time and expense, fixed prices, and other alternative fee arrangements.
  • Develop and maintain written operational policies and procedures to ensure compliance with revenue recognition methods.
  • Manage the billing team and process to include accounting and management of the matter life cycle: set-up, maintenance and monitoring of matters in compliance with contractual requirements.
  • Manage and analysis of unbilled, billing process efficiency, accounts receivable and collections.
  • Execute and maintain highly effective communication with the Client Service teams to ensure proactive management of the financial performance of key matters
  • Provide leadership and direction to billing team to ensure day-to-day operations within the revenue cycle management are billed and collected accurately and efficiently
  • Develop and implement solutions in D365 F&O to optimize the revenue, billing, and collection processes, including e-bill matters
  • Collaborate with the Practice Managers team to manage and monitor matter-related information, which includes: Client billing contact information resolution, when necessary; Client bill rate management, including e-billing; Proactive WIP and collections monitoring; Effective utilization of D365 F&O and Power BI reports
  • Improve the process and timeliness of capturing hours and costs for affiliates and independent contractors to ensure efficiency and inclusion in the monthly billing process.
  • Monitor and report on key metrics - cash collections, DSO for A/R, speed to bill WIP, speed to collect, AR and WIP aging, payment plans, and, write-downs and write-offs.
  • Inform all teams and leadership about trends and issues impacting financial performance.
  • Summarize detailed data clearly and concisely so that information is actionable and in an easy-to-understand format
  • Participate in system implementations and upgrades as it pertains to the revenue and billing processes, ensuring that functionality is robustly tested during user acceptance testing
  • Manage employee performance and mentor staff

Desired Experience & Qualifications
  • BS/BA in Business, Finance, Accounting or General highly preferred
  • Ideally, 10+ years of experience with the revenue and billing cycle in a professional service company
  • Exposure to law firms, consulting or professional services environments is preferred.
  • Five (5) years of supervisory and/or management experience
  • Strong ERP training preferred; MS Excel skills required

Superb Culture & Benefits Offered
  • Generous, unique tuition reimbursement
  • Free onsite fitness center
  • Low healthcare premiums and wellness benefits
  • Daily breakfast!
  • Individual offices for all employees
  • $100/month wellness reimbursement
  • Hybrid work environment with three coordinated in-office days per week.
  • Open culture where your voice is heard, your input is sought, and your contributions are rewarded.
  • Fun and engaging culture which includes frequent social events.
  • Rooftop terrace, standing desks, espresso machine, free snacks, pool and other games!

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About Cherry Bekaert LLP

Cherry Bekaert is a public accounting firm that provides a wide range of services to clients in various industries. The company offers audit, tax, and advisory services to help clients achieve their business goals. Cherry Bekaert has a team of over 1,200 professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality work and exceptional customer service. The company has offices in several states across the US and serves clients in both the public and private sectors.
Learn more about Cherry Bekaert LLP
Size
1,200 employees
Industry
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$220 million

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