Billing Analyst - Belfast, Northern Ireland

Job summary

The Billing Analyst will provide Billing Services to the offices of Baker McKenzie. Prepare invoices per Firm billing policies, guidelines, and standard processes. Identify and resolve technical issues, consulting with others as appropriate and escalating issues to management on a timely basis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare invoices per Firm billing policies, guidelines, and standard processes
• Prepare draft invoices, review, and revise narratives following Firm standards, execute time/cost transfers and other value adjustments; finalize invoices and ensure that invoices are delivered for payment (via e-mail, post, or e-billing as applicable); execute all billing tasks per established standard processes
• Identify and resolve technical issues, consulting with others as appropriate and escalating issues to management on a timely basis
• Maintain and update client billing information, instructions, and requirements necessary in processing invoices

Skills

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, commerce, finance, liberal arts, or related courses. Or, relevant experience
• Prior experience in a billing role (preferred but not required)
• General understanding of accounting or finance principles as well as the specific law firm or professional service accounting structure, environment, and requirements
• Knowledge and experience of financial systems (SAP preferred but not required)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Keen attention to detail and effective organizational skills
• Excellent English written and spoken communication skills
• Confidence to escalate and ask questions, especially when being asked to deviate from standard processes
• Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines
• Able to perform at high levels in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment and successfully adapt to changing priorities and work demands, including learning new skills when required
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Able to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction, follow up on own initiative
• Flexible to work a reasonable shift schedule is required

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