Mayer Brown

Specialist: Billing

Mayer Brown$77K — $102K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience may be acceptable
  • Two years in a professional environment preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products required
  • Technologically savvy with quick learning capability
  • Advanced Excel skills (lookups, SUMIF, pivot tables) preferred

Responsibilities

  • Executes tasks to manage work in progress (WIP) and issue client invoices
  • Ensures accuracy and compliance of billing in accordance with agreements
  • Builds strong relationships with partners, clients, and colleagues
  • Gains comprehensive knowledge of partners' needs and service requirements
  • Responds quickly to partner inquiries and updates them on billing activities
  • Leads problem resolution and communication with relevant parties
  • Documents current statuses and action items on WIP and billing processes

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Back-up childcare and eldercare services
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
Full Job Description
Overview

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Revenue Cycle Operations department in our Chicago office, as a Specialist: Billing.

The Specialist: Billing manages a portfolio of Firm partners in support of their client invoicing. Primary responsibilities include managing WIP inventory, executing bills, solving problems and providing exemplary service to partners and clients.

The position involves tactical work execution while managing the overall WIP cycle and requires a combination of service and operational excellence commitment, communication, collaboration and innovation.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:
  • Executes the full scope of tasks required to manage WIP and issue client invoices of assigned partners
  • Ensures work is accurate, timely and compliant with prescribed agreements
  • Develops strong working relationships with partners, clients and colleagues
  • Develops comprehensive knowledge of assigned partners' needs, preferences and service requirements
  • Responds quickly and proficiently to partners; keeps them fully updated on their billing activities
  • Takes the lead in ensuring swift problem resolution through coordination with appropriate parties, devising creative solutions and persistent communication
  • Maintains documentation of current statuses and action items
  • Performs analyses on WIP and billing processes
  • Provides recommendations for enhancements to processes and systems
  • Provides assistance, guidance and backup to colleagues
  • Performs other duties as required


Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes

Education/Training/Certifications:
  • Bachelor's degree, preferred
  • An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of a degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job

Professional Experience:
  • Two years working in a professional environment, preferred

Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, required
  • Technological savviness, required
  • Strong ability to quickly learn software applications, required
  • Advanced command of Microsoft Office Excel (lookups, SUMIF, pivot tables, etc.), preferred

Performance Traits:
  • Innate customer service, innovation and excellence mindsets
  • Meticulous attention to detail, quality and accuracy in execution of tasks
  • Sharp critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Tenacious follow through and problem solving abilities
  • Polished communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Inherently self-reflective, collaborative and team-oriented
  • Disciplined organizational and prioritization skills; driven to meet deadlines
  • Takes ownership and accountability for work output and actions
  • Solid professional judgment


This description is not exhaustive, and the Firm may modify it at any time at its sole discretion; nothing herein creates an employment contract or alters the at-will nature of employment.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan, back-up childcare and eldercare, generous paid time off (PTO), as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

Posted Pay Range

The typical pay scale for this position is between USD $77,000.00/Yr. and USD $102,000.00/Yr., although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidate's education, experience, skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.

About Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is a global law firm. It has offices in 26 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, Hong Kong, and London. Mayer Brown has more than 1,800 lawyers and by revenue is the 19th largest law firm in the world.
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