About this opportunity
Latham & Watkins lists this Billing Coordinator opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.
About the Role
The Coordinator - Revenue Operations is an integral part of Latham’s Revenue Operations team. This role will be responsible for inventory management including coordinating the activities of the billing process, performing complex billing duties in efforts to meet monthly targets, and monitoring and tracking accounts receivable (A/R), while managing the complete billing and collections cycle for the inventory of a specified group of billing attorneys, ensuring compliance with the firm’s best practices for processes, tasks, and timelines. This role will be located in either our San Francisco or Silicon Valley office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Other key responsibilities include:
Serving as a liaison among attorneys, attorney support, the Global Finance team, and clients, ensuring timely responses to both internal and external inquiries
Preparing and analyzing complex client billing by meticulously reviewing, approving, and posting client invoices; ensuring all billing activities comply with firm policies, client guidelines, and rate agreements, maintaining a high level of accuracy and precision
Generating and reviewing proformas from 3E, monitoring work-in-progress (WIP) fees and costs, flags balances to billing attorneys, and addressing WIP balances according to billing attorney instructions, in line with the “Gold Standard”
Promoting best practice for matter maintenance to ensure the judicious conversion of WIP to cash, including the accurate opening and timely closure of matters, appropriate rate/discount and e-billing setups, proper bill frequency matter coding, prompt submission of time entries, and timely application of BOA balances
Delivering client invoices to client/E-billing team or tracking delivery of client invoices and matter statuses, ensuring prompt delivery of invoices to client and monitoring invoices not sent, coordinating on client platform and E-billing onboarding tasks
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
We’d love to hear from you if you:
Display well-developed and professional interpersonal skill, with the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus
Possess thorough knowledge of procedures such as posting, balancing, debits, and credits
And have:
A high school diploma or equivalent
A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related field, preferably
A minimum of three (3) years of experience in general accounting practices and billing processes and practices
Benefits & Additional Information
Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:
Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
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Pay Range
USD $90,000.00 - USD $105,000.00 /Yr.
Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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