Manager, Client Accounting

If you are an experienced client accounting professional looking for an opportunity to showcase/display your timekeeper and billing management skills, then we would like to meet with you!

The Manager, Client Accounting manages the firm’s master files including case and timekeeper intake, timekeeper promotions and annual rate increases, special fee and discount programs and reporting related to these responsibilities. This role also leads the Client Accounting team, drives process efficiency, and ensures compliance with client-specific billing terms.

At Cornerstone Research, you will be part of a thriving, 1000-strong team that spans nine offices, comprises more than 55 nationalities, and leads the industry in its commitment to develop team members across all levels. Inc. Magazine has recognized Cornerstone Research three times as a Best Workplace for its outstanding employee engagement, collaborative culture, and professional growth opportunities.

• Embrace learning and continuous improvement
• Set and strive for a high bar of excellence
• Believe that teamwork leads to success: ask us what it means to be #onefirmfirm!
• Take pride in always doing your best work, even if it’s harder or takes longer
• Are passionate about what you do

• 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.

• Strategic 8+ 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.
• Experience with Aderant and Bill Blast strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field required. Further education may be considered instead of some of the required experience.

Cornerstone Research is offering a competitive market base salary for this position. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in all eligible locations. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Cornerstone Research, we believe compensation is more than just a base salary. We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes an annual performance bonus and comprehensive benefits such as flexible options for healthcare, paid time off, and retirement savings.

Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Washington, DC: $107,000 – $148,800

Cornerstone Research provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and…