Senior Billing Specialist

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Faegre Drinker has an opportunity for a Senior Billing Specialist to work with our Finance team in our Minneapolis, Philadelphia, downtown Indianapolis, Chicago, or Washington, D.C. offices. You will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to performing routine and advanced billing functions, including electronic billing.

Requirements

• Strong commitment to client service.
• Cooperation and the ability to collaborate in a team, including cross-office.
• Ability to problem solve, use sound judgement and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment.
• Positive and professional demeanor.
• Two-year college or university degree in accounting, finance, information technology or other qualitative field of study preferred; applicable work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 6 years of experience in law firm billing with advanced eBilling experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and time and billing software (3E, Billstream, Legal Tracker, ELM/Tymetrix, Collaborati, CounselLink, E-Billing Hub, Bill Blast)

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all billing functions for portfolio of assigned timekeepers.
• Perform standard billing functions of the firm including but not limited to creating proformas, transferring, dividing, bill no-charge and correcting time and cost entries, entry of adjustments and understanding their effect on realization and finalizing and balancing invoices within the 3E financial system.
• Perform advanced billing functions for alternate fee arrangements, (flat fee, fixed fee by task and interim billing), multi-payor, split billing, application of retainers and unallocated payments.
• Provide excellent service by responding to billing questions and issues and provide advice to the legal team regarding the billing and management of complex fee arrangements.
• Collaborate with eBilling team to implement new clients on selected eBilling platforms.
• Manage the electronic invoice submission process and track the status of electronic invoices from submission to acceptance including identifying, researching, and troubleshooting rejected invoices and other issues as they arise so that electronic invoices are properly submitted and accepted by clients.
• Submit to the eBill vendor site timekeeper rate approvals, fee offers and client accruals.
• Ad hoc projects and requests, as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid time for firm-sponsored volunteer events.
• Flexible working environment for work-life success
• Professional environment and the opportunity to work with experts at the top of their fields.
• Variety of health plan options, as well as dental plans, vision plans and 401(k) contributions.
• Generous paid time off.
• discretionary bonus
• life, health, accident, and disability insurance
• a 401(k) plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree