Billings Accountant

Job description
THE ROLE
• The responsibilities of the role are;
• Managing WIP and billing activities for a portfolio of insurance adjusters
• Ensure adjusters submit timesheets in a timely manner and processing to the system
• Work towards monthly group and individual revenue targets.
• Reducing aged WIP within your area.
• Ability to work in multiple currencies billing companies in various countries.
• Adhering to strict market/client requirements for billing
• Working with credit control team and insurers, resolving invoice queries
• Working closely with Adjusters, Insurers and Brokers
• Uploading invoices onto various portals including Legal X.
• Seek assistance from adjustors to resolve any outstanding issues.
• Work with adjusters to ensure correct fee reserves are processed to ECF
• Process company fees into Class, ECF and Gemini.
• Keeping systems/master data updated with comments as invoices issued to clients.
• Assisting overseas offices with complicated billing.
• Completing reports for various areas of the business.
• Key Performance Indicators
• Achieving individual billing target
• Reducing WIP Days Outstanding
• Reducing the WIP provision/aged WIP
• Experience and Qualifications

ESSENTIAL:
• Significant demonstrable experience in billing, working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to follow set processes but also be able to “think outside the box” to resolve a query or chase a client.
• Accurate recording keeping.
• Excellent work ethic with a proactive attitude.
• IT literate with advanced Word and Excel skills, able to produce Pivot Tables and V-Lookups.
• Having worked on various accounting or bespoke systems. And internal data management systems.
• Excellent query resolution and the ability to use all systems available to resolve the queries.
• Client-focused, good at establishing and building relationships.
• Experience in raising billing issues with senior staff.
• Experience in organising work to ensure objectives are met.
• Able to communicate in a clear, professional, concise, and structured manner internally and with clients.
• Enjoy working in a team and independently.
• Ability to self-motivate and self-manage their workload.
• Enjoys challenges and resolves queries with a positive attitude and persona.

ADVANTAGEOUS:
• Experience with complicated billings/collections in a professional services environment
• Experience with the ECF/Class System
• Legal or Insurance billing

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