E-Billing Compliance Specialist Washington, DC (+3 more locations)

E-Billing Compliance Specialist

Location : Dallas, Houston, New York or Washington, DC

Schedule : 9 : 00 AM to 5 : 30 PM

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Position Type : Full-Time / Regular

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We are currently seeking an E-Billing Compliance Specialist in the Finance department, reporting to the Client Administration and Compliance Manager.

The role can reside in our Dallas, Houston, New York or Washington, DC office with hybrid work capabilities and will be responsible for providing E-Billing support to the Billing Team including onboarding new clients and troubleshooting invoice submission issues. The E-Billing Specialist is expected to maintain expertise in ebilling tasks and provide superior customer service. Further, the E-Billing Specialist is expected to perform all responsibilities with a commitment to providing superior service to the firm's clients, attorneys, advisors and staff, and an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities of this position include :

• Responsible for working in partnership with Responsible Partners, Billing Specialists, Collections Team, Clients and E-billing vendor representatives.
• Review outside counsel guidelines (OCG) and establish need for client matter setup to use tasks / activities, cost constraints set-up, mapping parent relationships and the use of approved timekeeper.
• Submit timekeeper rates on various ebilling platforms.
• Map Ledes format for vendor and location as required within Billblast.
• Monitor the status of all invoices submitted via the Billblast & Vendor websites for successful transmission but Rejected by the client. Review on e-platforms clients with no auto submit, i.e. Ariba, Alibaba, Busylamp and Taulia.
• Research and review of rejected, adjusted and "more info required" invoices on Billblast, correspond with billing teams to rectify issues.
• Alert the Billing Specialist for timely resubmission / for Appeals on the adjustments.
• Assist the billing team with understanding errors and how to correct problems that they encounter.
• Assist with submission of invoices, accruals & budgets.
• Maintain new users and training regarding use of Billblast and various e-billing platforms.
• Review of outside counsel guidelines and engagement letters from clients to ensure discounts in accounting database are consistent with our understanding with client. Liaise with Billing Specialist to ensure proper set-up.
• Compile, disseminate and be well versed on client billing guidelines and institutionalized discounts. Educate partners' and secretaries to various firm rate nomenclatures and client policies.
• Assist with complicated Aderant set-up for new multi-payor set-up, task codes and various firm and client coding.
• Oversee the electronic billing process from set-up to transmission including addressing rejections and appeals. Maintain knowledge of trends, developments and new technologies impacting all functions of the compliance group. Participate in departmental projects and initiatives designed to streamline workflow and / or resolve issues.
• Coordinate and work as a team with other departments to provide necessary services to lawyers and clients.
• Participate in available professional development activities; monitor publications and other sources of information for trends affecting the department.
• Other related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications (Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities) :

The anticipated base salary range for this position in Washington, DC $80,000 to $100,000. The anticipated base salary range for this position in New York is $88,000 to $105,000. The actual salary offered will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, years of relevant experience, certifications or other professional licenses held, job-related knowledge and skills, business needs, and the location from which the work will be performed. Additionally, salary or hourly wages may be only part of the total compensation package, which may also include a full range of health and other insurance benefits, financial and / or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility), a discretionary bonus, and various paid time off benefits. Additional information about benefits and rewards can be found here.

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