Billing Supervisor

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Ropes & Gray LLP
New York County, NY
Admin & Secretarial
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
About Ropes & Gray:

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent, global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top-three on The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for seven years and is ranked #1 on (url removed) International's "A-List" in the U.K. - rankings that honor the "Best of the Best" firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview:

The billing supervisor plays a critical role in the revenue cycle of the firm by overseeing a group of billing coordinators who are managing the unbilled inventory for a subset of the firms’ partners and clients. Additionally, the billing supervisor will have some portion of the unbilled inventory management responsibility assigned to them directly. The supervisor will work under minimal supervision to ensure their bills, and those of the billing coordinators, are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities:

1. Supervises a group of billing coordinators in one or more offices:

Ensures that billing workloads are appropriately weighted and balanced

Identifies areas for additional training to ensure that skill levels are uniform across the different roles

Monitors unbilled balances of team members and ensures timely billing of unbilled balances

Oversees monthly billing incentives to ensure billing team is being proactive and partners are achieving their incentives and the firm’s billing target

Ensures that team members follow established workflow processes for unbilled balances from proforma creation through invoice collection, including necessary reviews and approvals, addressing rejected invoices as well working with lawyers and their secretaries to obtain LEDES IDs

Provides assistance to team members and troubleshoots issues that are escalated to him/her

Participates in interviewing as needed for hiring new team members

Onboards new billing staff as needed and ensures that they continue to build on their knowledge after initial training

Conducts annual performance evaluations; escalates performance issues as needed

Consistently provides feedback to staff and coaches and mentors them

2. Manages the unbilled balances for an assigned group of lawyers/clients:

Ensures consistent and regular communication/meetings with lawyers around aged balances

Identifies and elevates problem accounts to management and works with management to influence lawyer action

3. Maintains a thorough knowledge of client billing and payment terms, discount arrangements, lawyer and client preferences while managing the complete billing process for assigned lawyers / clients. Ensures that:

Bills are issued timely and accurately, inclusive of client terms and discounts

Best practices are used to create, present and distribute client bills

Client and lawyer preferences are appropriately considered

Compliance with firm guidelines is maintained

E-Billing invoices are submitted via the eBillingHub to the various vendor sites in a timely fashion

Bills are presented professionally, and appropriately represent Ropes & Gray 

4. Makes recommendations for write-offs of aged or disputed balances where appropriate

5. Works with lawyers to monitor case budget worksheets and/or reports as well as assist with obtaining amounts for accruals

6. Makes recommendations to management on strategies for improving internal processes that maximize productivity and quality of work

7. Works with the Senior Manager and Assistant Managers of Billing to develop standard processes and procedures for all phases of the billing cycle; collaborates with other Supervisors and Billing Team Leads

8. Maintains current documentation of procedures and provides updates to team

9. Works on special projects related to billing activity and inventory balances

10. Participates in firm-wide and departmental projects and initiatives, for example reporting for Practice Group Leaders (PGLs)

11. Performs other duties as assigned

12. Occasional travel to other offices may be necessary

Qualifications:

Minimum of three years of experience supervising all or a portion of the billing function in a professional services environment

Demonstrates exemplary customer service and excellent verbal, written, leadership, and interpersonal skills

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance preferred

Demonstrates proficiency with 3E, Elite, or Aderant

Demonstrates proficiency with MS Excel spreadsheets, including advanced features such as vlookup, pivot tables, charts and graphs and formulas; proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint

Compensation and Total Rewards Package:

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is $91,000 - $137,000 in New York, and $86,500 - $131,000 in Washington, D.C., which represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Working Conditions:

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.

Reference: 200034198

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Billing Supervisor

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Ropes & Gray LLP

New York County, NY
Admin & Secretarial
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
About Ropes & Gray:

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent, global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top-three on The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for seven years and is ranked #1 on (url removed) International's "A-List" in the U.K. - rankings that honor the "Best of the Best" firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview:

The billing supervisor plays a critical role in the revenue cycle of the firm by overseeing a group of billing coordinators who are managing the unbilled inventory for a subset of the firms’ partners and clients. Additionally, the billing supervisor will have some portion of the unbilled inventory management responsibility assigned to them directly. The supervisor will work under minimal supervision to ensure their bills, and those of the billing coordinators, are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities:

1. Supervises a group of billing coordinators in one or more offices:

Ensures that billing workloads are appropriately weighted and balanced

Identifies areas for additional training to ensure that skill levels are uniform across the different roles

Monitors unbilled balances of team members and ensures timely billing of unbilled balances

Oversees monthly billing incentives to ensure billing team is being proactive and partners are achieving their incentives and the firm’s billing target

Ensures that team members follow established workflow processes for unbilled balances from proforma creation through invoice collection, including necessary reviews and approvals, addressing rejected invoices as well working with lawyers and their secretaries to obtain LEDES IDs

Provides assistance to team members and troubleshoots issues that are escalated to him/her

Participates in interviewing as needed for hiring new team members

Onboards new billing staff as needed and ensures that they continue to build on their knowledge after initial training

Conducts annual performance evaluations; escalates performance issues as needed

Consistently provides feedback to staff and coaches and mentors them

2. Manages the unbilled balances for an assigned group of lawyers/clients:

Ensures consistent and regular communication/meetings with lawyers around aged balances

Identifies and elevates problem accounts to management and works with management to influence lawyer action

3. Maintains a thorough knowledge of client billing and payment terms, discount arrangements, lawyer and client preferences while managing the complete billing process for assigned lawyers / clients. Ensures that:

Bills are issued timely and accurately, inclusive of client terms and discounts

Best practices are used to create, present and distribute client bills

Client and lawyer preferences are appropriately considered

Compliance with firm guidelines is maintained

E-Billing invoices are submitted via the eBillingHub to the various vendor sites in a timely fashion

Bills are presented professionally, and appropriately represent Ropes & Gray 

4. Makes recommendations for write-offs of aged or disputed balances where appropriate

5. Works with lawyers to monitor case budget worksheets and/or reports as well as assist with obtaining amounts for accruals

6. Makes recommendations to management on strategies for improving internal processes that maximize productivity and quality of work

7. Works with the Senior Manager and Assistant Managers of Billing to develop standard processes and procedures for all phases of the billing cycle; collaborates with other Supervisors and Billing Team Leads

8. Maintains current documentation of procedures and provides updates to team

9. Works on special projects related to billing activity and inventory balances

10. Participates in firm-wide and departmental projects and initiatives, for example reporting for Practice Group Leaders (PGLs)

11. Performs other duties as assigned

12. Occasional travel to other offices may be necessary

Qualifications:

Minimum of three years of experience supervising all or a portion of the billing function in a professional services environment

Demonstrates exemplary customer service and excellent verbal, written, leadership, and interpersonal skills

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance preferred

Demonstrates proficiency with 3E, Elite, or Aderant

Demonstrates proficiency with MS Excel spreadsheets, including advanced features such as vlookup, pivot tables, charts and graphs and formulas; proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint

Compensation and Total Rewards Package:

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is $91,000 - $137,000 in New York, and $86,500 - $131,000 in Washington, D.C., which represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Working Conditions:

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.

Reference: 200034198

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