Billing & Accounts Receivables Specialist

**Role Purpose**
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Responsible for the monthly billing process including but not limited to monitoring the timekeepers’ time sheets in the Time Entry system (DTE), revising Pre-bills (unbilled fees and costs), generating invoices in the Billing System, and responding to billing inquiries. Responsible for the allocation of all receipts (bank transfers, check deposits), and liaising internally and with clients regarding same.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Compile, analyse and process a high volume of bills to clients on a monthly basis using SAP software.
- Execute complex bills, including but not limited to, multiple discounts, billing rates, split payer billing and various customized billing as designed by the partner.
- Review billing supporting documentation for accuracy.
- Research and verify time/cost descriptions, amounts, billing rates, client/matter data and billing requirements; make appropriate corrections as needed.
- Incorporate edits to draft statements, prepare invoices, then release to relevant departments.
- Effectively and professionally interact and communicate with Attorneys, secretaries and clients providing accurate information and timely responses to queries and completion of assignments
- Work cooperatively with Collections and Accounting staff to assist with Accounts Receivables.
- Achieve monthly billing targets.
- Report to partner on the status of WIP and billing progress.
- Full cycle billing, inventory management, accrual reporting, analysis, ad hoc reporting and special projects as required.
- Work with assigned Attorneys to actively address aged unbilled fees and cost.
- Comply with drafting and billing deadlines.
- Initiate and complete requests for supporting documentation required by client.
- Maintain and update billing arrangements sheet lists and reflect to SAP.
- Mentor and train Junior Billing Coordinators as directed.
- Perform other duties as assigned

**About The Team**
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**Function**

The Finance function provides the following services to the Firm:

- Supporting strategic decision-making from a financial and business perspective
- Managing cash flow, including accounts payable, credit checks, billing and collections
- Ensuring firm-wide purchasing excellence and efficiency
- Financial reporting, budgets and forecasts
- Securing financing across the global firm

This role will report to the Finance Manager.

The key relationships with this role are with the In-Market Business Teams.

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**Technical skills, qualifications and experience**
- Four-year undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or related field preferred and/or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years of relevant billing experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Knowledge of professional services billing system, preferably in a Global law firm, SAP preferred.
- Ability to network and collaborate with teams both regional and global, while acknowledging their cultural, social and academic diversity
- Working proficiency in using MS Office and other Productivity Tools
- Excellent English and Arabic communication skills (fluency in reading, writing, speaking).

**Personal qualities**
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These personal qualities represent the shared characteristics of high performers across Baker McKenzie, regardless of job level and location.

**Know how**
- Keeps across key developments in all relevant areas and demonstrates the ability to develop substantive authority in relation to the Firm's specialist fields
- Demonstrates the ability to identify the real issue, and to anticipate requirements and potential consequences; distils a range of possibilities by thinking in a considered, prudent manner
- Able to move through a variety of tasks requiring different approaches, knowledge, and expertise, with agility of mind and capacity for analysis and synthesis

**Dedication**
- Driven by a strong personal sense of integrity and upholds exemplary quality standard
- Prepares thoroughly, takes responsibility, uses initiative and is self reliant to ensure work progresses to the fullest extent possibl
- Hardworking and diligent with a keen understanding of client demand
- Demonstrates composure when dealing with difficult situations

**Personal Impact**
- Creates a positive impression at all times; develops relationships through collaboration and reciprocity
- Negotiates to achieve outcomes that are mutually satisfactory; shows good judgement on when to stand strong and when to compromise
- Invests in, nurtures and builds a network of productive relationships

**Humanity**
- Respectful to others, regardless of their position, and earns the respect of others by being transparent
- Has care and concern for others and a genuine interest in others as people
- Treats delicate or confidential issues with grace and discretion.

**Why Join Us?**
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Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organisations thr