Latham & Watkins · 10 hours ago
Billing Supervisor
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
9+ years expLatham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The Billing Supervisor will supervise the daily operations of the Billing team, ensuring compliance with firm policies while leading and developing the Billing staff. This role will be located in the San Diego office.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Collaborating with the Accounting Manager or Billing Manager in the performance evaluation of departmental employees and the development of performance improvement recommendations
Ensuring departmental goals and objectives are met by providing accurate and timely completion of assignments and responses to inquiries
Coordinating and overseeing the completion of annual and monthly activities, including quarterly inventory campaigns, year ‑ end collections and inventory management, e ‑ billing coordination, and other high ‑ priority, time ‑ sensitive initiatives
Promoting the “Gold Standard” inventory process by managing billing completion percentages to ensure timely billing, monitoring related reports, facilitating monthly inventory meetings with billing attorneys, and overseeing collections support and accounts receivable follow ‑ up
Participating in routine calls and conferences with partners and management regarding financial inventory
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting or a related field
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA), preferably
A minimum of nine (9) years of increasingly complex accounting experience, including a minimum of four (4) years of law firm billing processes and practices
A minimum of four (4) years of experience in a law firm supervisory capacity
Exhibit the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization to ensure transparency and alignment of firm goals
Possess excellent leadership and team development skills (i.e., organizing, planning, problem ‑ solving, and decision ‑ making), with the ability to mentor, train, and motivate team members for continuous improvement and growth
Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage change initiatives, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives
Benefits
Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Company
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Bobby Kolb
Chief Financial Officer
LeeAnn Black
COO
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