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Legal Billing and Collections Manager

Kennedys
Basking Ridge, NJ Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 12/13/2024 CLOSED ON 2/4/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Billing and Collections Manager position at Kennedys?

Kennedys is seeking a Billing and Collections Manager to join our US Finance team. This role will be based at our US headquarters in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing, competitive law firm with a diversified global practice.

Team

Kennedys' Billing and Collections Manager will be responsible for managing, inspiring, motivating and leading the US Billing and Collections Teams.

Kennedys' Finance team supports the ten US offices producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the Firm's internal and external clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Motivate, mentor and provide leadership to the Billing and Collections teams, including but not limited to, establishing controls to ensure the quality and integrity of the billing and collections processes
  • Monitor workload distribution and overtime requirements, identifying areas where efficiencies of the billing and/or collections function can be improved. Work with the Billing Management team, Collections Management team, Head of Financial Operations and Finance Director to implement approved changes
  • Maintain hands-on knowledge of all billing and collections related functions in order to provide proper training, back-up and support, including, but not limited to bill preparation, bill review, pre-bill review, appeal management, , write off management and exception rate management
  • Manage and oversee all Billing and Collections Department functions and organization, assuring work is completed accurately and in compliance within defined guidelines and deadlines.
  • Monitor actual billings and collections against budgets/targets and liaise with other Finance Managers when necessary
  • Attend monthly review meetings with both the Billing Supervisor and Collections Supervisor to discuss performance and remedial actions
  • Resolve billing and collection issues and liaise with Attorneys and the other Financial Operations teams outside of the U.S.

Required Experience

  • Strong working knowledge of collection functions and legal billing cycles
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Highly proficient in Excel
  • Experience with operations/ financial systems (Elite 3E or similar financial systems)
  • Previous law firm experience, preferred not required.
  • Detail orientated, efficient, organized with the ability to multitask
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Six Sigma experience a plus

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Vision insurance
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

  • Please submit your salary expectations - listing a range is encouraged

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

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