[Hiring] Billing Supervisor @BakerHostetler

Role Description

Our Finance/Accounting department has an excellent remote opportunity for a Billing Supervisor open in any of our offices. This is an exempt position that reports to the Billing and Collections Manager. The Billing Supervisor will coordinate and supervise a team of Billing Coordinators to support the Firmwide billing practice of Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM). This will be a “working” supervisor role that will maintain an acceptable number of assignments as a Billing Coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervisor Responsibilities:
  • Provide first-level support to Billing Coordinators regarding billing-specific questions and day-to-day operational issues.
  • Conduct regular team meetings to discuss ongoing work, team issues, billing group, and Firm news.
  • Participate in coaching, performance feedback, and reviews for Billing Coordinators.
  • Monitor Billing Coordinator schedules, ensuring hours are adhered to and processing requests for overtime or time-off.
  • Act as point of contact for secretaries.
  • Assist with training as needed.
• Billing Responsibilities:
  • Assist with development and implementation of billing.
  • Monitor status of regionally assigned bills, ensuring adherence to due dates.
  • Monitor/audit areas of concern such as WIP on In Progress matters, cost credits, negative invoices, manual invoices, payment applications, rate overrides, exception codes, zero proformas, and closed matters.
  • Other duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from a two-year college along with a minimum of seven (7) years of related legal billing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced law firm environment and knowledge of billing department operations and insurance-based billing is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Elite 3E billing software and various E-Billing vendor sites is preferred.
• Proven aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Strong analytical and communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Strong project management and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with ability to be detail-oriented and prioritize multiple tasks.

Requirements

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• General knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Ability to exercise discretion with confidential and sensitive information.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and a performance bonus program.
• Group health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Multiple plan options and various benefit levels.
• Same-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Pre-tax premiums with coverage beginning on the date of hire.
• Group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Voluntary supplemental group universal life insurance.
• Voluntary accident insurance for employees and their families.
• Long-term care insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Pre-tax benefit programs, including dependent care, health care reimbursement, and transit or qualified parking benefits.
• Retirement program, including a voluntary 401(k) plan.