Cornerstone Research · 1 month ago
Manager, Client Accounting
DC-Baltimore Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $152K/yr
8+ years expCornerstone Research is a leading provider of economic and financial analysis and expert testimony in commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings. The Manager, Client Accounting will oversee the Client Accounting team, manage client intake and billing processes, and drive efficiency while ensuring compliance with client-specific billing terms.
AccountingConsultingFinancial ServicesLegal
Hiring Manager
Kevin Clark
Responsibilities
Hires, manages, coordinates workflow, oversees training and professionally develops the Client Accounting team
Manages the intake of new clients and client matters in partnership with the Client Accounting Administrators; creates special case setups of new engagement terms in partnership with Billing management
Manages the Timekeeper rate setups for all standard and nonstandard rate levels
Manages our fee and discount agreements with clients
Reviews, interprets and clarifies new agreements and implements with client intake
Maintains a summary of the discount and rate agreement’s terms in the financial system
Tracks volumes of tiered discounting agreements on a monthly basis and reports discount percentage levels to client intake and billers
Manages the firm’s update of bill rates including coordination with the firm’s Fee agreement negotiators, preparing related analyses and updating and assigning rate levels for custom fee agreements
Ensures complete setup of case and client billing requirements within the related financial systems. This includes creating data quality checks for vital data required for proper billing or reporting of casework
Manages requests for client accounting related analysis and reporting
Accurately documents all related procedures
Manages process improvement and best practices reviews with a goal to reduce manual work and continually improve the department’s service
Qualification
Required
8+ years of relevant work experience required, in a professional services environment preferred
Experience with service provider billing
Ability to translate complex billing and ebilling requirements for non-finance audiences
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and negotiation skills
Strong knowledge of MS Office and advanced Excel skills required
Experience managing projects from inception to completion
Experience leading or mentoring team members
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field required. Further education may be considered instead of some of the required experience
Preferred
Experience with Aderant and BillBlast
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Flexible options for healthcare
Paid time off
Retirement savings
Company
Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial analysis in all phases of commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rahul Guha
Chief Executive Officer
Gary C Schmirer
Vice President
Recent News
2025-09-30
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