Billing Systems Analyst - Accounts

Devonshires Solicitors

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Devonshires has been based in the City of London for more than 150 years. From our offices
in London, Leeds, Birmingham, and Colchester we provide legal services throughout
England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We act for a significant number of charities, housing
associations and Regulators. We would describe ourselves as “full service” with specialists in
Commercial/Corporate, Civil Litigation, Housing, Employment, Real Estate and Projects and
Property Development. Over the past few years, we have grown significantly and now have
approximately 350 employees and a growing international reach.Job Purpose:The Billing Systems Analyst assists all departments with the end-to-end process of billing,
including developing and maintaining effective and professional procedures for the
management of the firms billing function.Main Duties and Responsibilities:This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time it may be necessary to vary these to meet
the department and business needs.
  • Responsible for processing billing received from fee earning departments through our
financial system.
  • Identifying and raising billing queries with departments in a timely and professional
manner.
  • Responsible for the monthly submission of statements to our clients in a timely and
accurate manner.
  • Providing accurate copy bills to clients in a timely manner.
  • Adding Purchase Order numbers to the system generated bills and providing updated
bills to our clients.
  • Working closely with and assisting the credit control team in relation to client billing
queries.
  • Ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
  • Assisting the Operations Manager with the development of the billing process and
system development.
  • Assisting the Operations Manager with leading on change management to the billing
process and system upgrade
  • Working with internal stakeholders on upgrading the billing system and processes.
  • To provide assistance and cover to the members of the billing team.
  • Building and maintaining good working relationships with the Accounts Operations
Team so that queries can be resolved in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Keeping the Operations Manager fully informed of issues and providing suggestions
and solutions to deal with them, as well as ideas for process improvements.
  • Maintaining up to date and accurate records of query statuses.
  • Maintaining an organised and accurate filing system.
Skills and Experience Required
  • Minimum of five 9-4 grades at GCSE or equivalent including grade 6 in English &
Maths;
  • A minimum of 3-5 years' experience working within the billing function of a law firm;
  • A high attention to detail to produce work/documentation which is consistently of a
high standard;
  • Proactive in identifying and raising issues at an early stage to enable effective
resolution;
  • Good computer skills (competent in Excel and Word);
  • Extensive time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload, to have a
flexible approach to ensure all deadlines are met;
  • Must be able to work as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills
both written and verbal;
  • Willingness to excel within an accounts environment and keen to learn.
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