Senior Billing Manager

Husch Blackwell LLPis a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Senior Billing Manager position.

This position will be fully remote.

The Senior Billing Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership and overall management of the Billing Department across all office locations. This role requires a visionary leader who can handle complex billing issues with broad conceptual judgment and initiative, has a strong background in process review and improvement, combined with strong people management skills to help drive the department towards achieving organizational goals with minimal direction.

Essential functions include:

• Develop and implement strategic plans for the Billing Department to align with the firm's overall objectives.
• Lead initiatives to improve billing processes, enhance efficiency, and ensure the department is leveraging the latest technology and best practices.
• Support and develop Managers and their teams to maintain performance and processes while increasing skills.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of technology solutions, workflow automation, and artificial intelligence tools to improve operational efficiency, data quality, productivity, and the overall billing experience.
• Interact with Partners to understand and troubleshoot complicated billing issues and any pain-points.
• Identify and address areas for improvement within the billing function to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with all firm leadership to enhance efficiency, client experience, and improve firm revenue cycle operations.

• Audit the work of the billing function to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Supervise and mentor Billing Managers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Assist with the coordination of workflow within the billing department to ensure timely and accurate billing processes.
• Oversee the ongoing management of matters with upon-completion dates, ensuring dates are accurate, regularly reviewed, and updated to support timely billing and inventory management.
• Partner with Billing Managers, attorneys, and Firm Leadership to proactively identify and address aged WIP, unbilled inventory, and other revenue cycle risks, driving timely conversion of WIP to billed and collected revenue.
• Collaborate with Receivables team to manage and report on inventory for the firm.

• Lead projects that require broad conceptual judgment, initiative, and the ability to address and resolve complex billing issues.
• Serve as the point of escalation for complex billing inquiries and disputes, providing expert guidance and resolution.

• Assist with the administration of the billing process, including month-end closing procedure.
• Ensure the timely and accurate distribution of proformas and accompanying reports.
• Supervise the review and processing of proformas returned from attorneys into the accounting system.

• Review various reports to administer deadlines and maintain data integrity, requiring continuous follow-up.
• Provide assistance with building and maintaining billing templates to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO or Director of Revenue Cycle Operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; or a combination of education and equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 7 years of management experience in a related field, with a focus on billing and financial management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a…