Client Accounting Coordinator

Hunton & Williams - Houston, TX

Houston, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, an international law firm, is actively recruiting a Client Accounting Coordinator. This position is responsible for the review, processing and posting of client bills to the accounting system. The Client Accounting Coordinator ensures that client bills are processed timely and as directed by the billing attorney, performs audit of client bills to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with ethical standards and firm billing policies. This position assists attorneys and billing assistants with implementing client billing guidelines, interacts with attorneys, staff and clients to assist with billing-related problems and coordinates the collection of accounts receivable. The Client Accounting Coordinator balances customer service needs with adherence to firm policies and procedures while providing the highest level of client service.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that client and matter data is setup properly and updated on a timely basis, in accordance with Firm procedures and policies.
• Generates and distributes prebills to billing contacts on both a monthly and on-demand basis.
• Revises prebills in accordance with billing attorney instructions, posts changes to the accounting system, and generates client bills.
• Ensures prebill tracking is being performed.
• Ensures that all requests and instructions encompassing client billing are consistent with firm policies, guidelines and ethical standards. Audits final bills before sending to the client.
• Posts final bills to the accounting system. Ensures that bills and all supporting documentation are properly stored on a timely basis.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Three years experience in billing or related accounting activities.
• Familiarity with law firm billing practices and procedures preferred.
• Law firm accounting system experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and people-oriented skills.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously and meet stringent deadlines.
• Strong word processing, database and spreadsheet software skills (i.e. Word, Access, Excel) required.

Nice-to-haves

• College degree preferred.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Patience, diplomacy, high stress tolerance.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and adapt to changing conditions.
• Visual acuity needed for transcription, extensive reading and input (typing) of information into computer.
• Ability to receive and convey detailed information through oral communication.