Billing Executive in Newcastle upon Tyne

Central to our success as a Firm are of course our very talented lawyers, but they couldn\’t achieve their results without the ongoing support from our Finance team who have an essential role to play in growing the business and maintaining our financial performance. We now have a great opportunity for a Billing Executive to join the team on a full time, permanent basis.

This role can be based out of our Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth or Southampton office.

The role

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the firms\’ billing is maximised, including proactive WIP management, whilst working closely with the rest of the Finance Team and our Business Assurance Unit. You will organise and attend regular working capital meetings with partners and fee earners, using your skills & experience to identify opportunities to improve processes, solve problems, and provide support to our clients and the wider firm.

Other roles & responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Dealing with and overseeing the firms centralised billing clients; as well as looking for opportunities to increase clients on monthly billing.
• The production of bills, credit notes including dealing with e-billing systems and all billing associated programmes.
• The production of and manipulation of finance and billing reports.
• Providing visible finance support covering all billing aspects as well as system driven support.

What are we looking for?

Ideally you\’ll have experience of working in a billing/finance role within a law firm or other professional services environment.

You’ll have good IT skills and knowledge of most Microsoft applications, especially Excel. It would be great if you\’ve used bespoke E-billing systems, but full training will be given on the systems we use.

We\’re looking for somebody who is proactive in terms of service delivery, and meticulous in their attention to detail to ensure we\’re providing an excellent service to clients. You\’ll communicate clearly, prioritise your workload effectively and be recognised as a committed team player who is helpful and supportive to colleagues. You will lead by example and understand the importance of working together, sharing responsibilities and promoting team spirit.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need as a minimum:

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel.
• Experience working in a client facing or professional services environment
• Experience of working with Aderant (or similar packages) would be preferable.