Job Title: Billing Specialist

Location: United States

Salary/Payrate: 85K-95K plus awesome benefits

Work Environment: Remote but must live in one of the states listed in the job description

Term: Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: NO

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

CANDIDTATES MUST LIVE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES: Arizona/California/Colorado/Connecticut/Delaware/DC/Florida/Georgia/Hawaii/Illinois/Indiana/Maine/Maryland/Massachusetts/Minnesota/Nevada/New Jersey/New York/North Carolina/Oregon/Texas/Utah/Virginia/Wisconsin/Washington

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full billing and collections process for an assigned portfolio, from client engagement through payment collection.
• Build trusted relationships with attorneys, clients, and business professionals to ensure timely, accurate billing and compliance with client requirements.
• Handle complex billing arrangements, including client-level billing and collection activities.
• Prepare, review, and finalize prebills and invoices, ensuring adherence to client billing guidelines and outside counsel requirements.
• Submit and monitor electronic invoices, troubleshoot submission issues, and collaborate with eBilling Coordinators to ensure successful processing and payment.
• Partner with Rate Analysts to verify rates and implement billing guidelines, fee caps, discounts, matter budgets, and related alerts.
• Monitor collections, unapplied cash, trust balances, and payment activity while working with attorneys and clients to resolve outstanding issues.
• Analyze billing and collection trends, prepare forecasts and reports, and provide recommendations to improve realization and financial performance.
• Respond to inquiries regarding accruals, audits, payment status, and other financial matters.
• Train, mentor, and provide guidance to billing team members while supporting cross-training and knowledge sharing across the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Prior law firm billing experience required.
• Experience working with financial management systems and electronic billing platforms.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills with the ability to analyze complex financial data.
• Strong business acumen, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, client service, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to identifying solutions.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and exercising sound judgment.
• Flexibility to work additional hours as business needs require.