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Description & Requirements
The Billing Analyst will work closely with Timekeepers/Partners, the Revenue Specialist, and Business Professional functions in handling and resolving billing issues. The role-holder will take ownership of assigned billing matters from start to finish, proactively follow up on outstanding items, and edit, draft, and finalize the Firm's client invoices in accordance with the Firm's standard billing process and the client's requirements.
Main responsibilities
- Prepare invoices based on clients’ and Partners’ billing instructions and in accordance with the Firm's policy, ensuring instructions are clarified promptly where needed
- Ensure timely and accurate invoices are issued monthly, monitoring progress against deadlines and following up on outstanding actions
- Communicate and follow up with Timekeepers/Partners on billing matters in a clear, professional, and proactive manner
- Work closely with the Revenue Specialist and coordinate with the POD members in resolving client queries on issued invoices, taking ownership until matters are fully resolved
- Verify the accuracy of billing data, maintain the billing database, and proactively identify and resolve billing issues before they escalated
- Own assigned billing portfolios or tasks by tracking status, anticipating blockers, escalating risks appropriately, and driving actions through to completion
- Handle ad hoc and urgent billing requests with responsiveness, sound judgment, and a client-service mindset
Technical skills, qualifications and experience
- A university degree in accounting and finance or a related field
- Excellent command of spoken and written English
- Good analytical mind, able to work independently, and proactive in identifying issues, proposing solutions, and following through
- Be mature and be able to work through masses of documents and to prepare bills for legal services rendered
- Be able to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks with deadlines
- Attention to detail, a high sense of responsibility, and a strong ownership mindset
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams and similar
- Willing to work overtime
About us
At Baker McKenzie, we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world‑class career development for everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm, paired with a passionately global and genuinely collaborative working environment.
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
- Providing financial reporting, budgets, and forecasts
- Securing financing across the global Firm
Additional Information
Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief, if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfil their professional aspirations with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.
Yêu cầu kinh nghiệm
University degree in accounting or finance; excellent English; strong analytical and independent work skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office; ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines; willing to work overtime.