Key Client Billing Specialist

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Billing Specialist to join our Finance team based in our Sydney office.

The Key Client Billing Specialist is responsible for the coordination and completion of billing for identified, high-value clients of the firm, ensuring consistently high-quality service delivery to the client.  This role facilitates smooth, clear communication with partners, legal assistants and the finance team regarding client requirements, billing intentions and progress to ensure expectations are met.

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Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the high-value, complex billing and matter opening/closing for identified Key Clients
• Be the primary point of contact for front-end billing related queries in relation to identified Key Clients, liaising between partners, legal assistants and the finance team regarding billing expectations
• Adhere to our client e-billing requirements and assist the e-billing team with any bill rejections and related corrections
• Work closely with the finance team and legal assistants to review and streamline existing billing processes and provide input and support on new and ongoing billing projects
• Attend scheduled billing training to ensure a practical working knowledge of billing is available to compliment the technical training provided
• Provide calm, professional support to the resolution of billing issues
• Continually review areas where functionality in systems or processes could be improved to streamline billing processes, identify ‘quick wins’ and work with the finance team to implement the improvements

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role, ideally gained within a law firm
• Advanced knowledge of CMS/Aderant or other finance related software
• Demonstrated experience in preparing and coordinating high value, complex bills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication with proven ability to build rapport with stakeholders across the organisation

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program

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