Billing Officer
- Employer
- DLA Piper
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Feb 7, 2025
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- Job Function
- Other
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Main duities and responsibilities
Managing internal billing process for legal team, including timely distribution of invoices and financial reports
Collaborating with legal team to review and verify billing data, resolve discrepancies and amend where necessary
Verifying and maintaining compliant client data for billing
Supporting financial audits by providing required documentation
Assisting in the credit collection process and resolving payment issues
Responding to various billing queries on a daily basis
Co-operation with shared services team or other DLA Piper offices for multi-payer matter(s)
Seeking opportunities for process improvements and applying improvements
Keeping our onboarding material and Billing Q&A section up to date with relevant scenarios
Assisting with other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the Head of Finance
Supporting colleagues on daily tasks and their own development
Ensuring all relevant firm's standards and guidelines are met
About you
Bachelor's degree in business management or Accountancy, and you have 2 to 5 years of hands-on experience in an administrative financial role
Experience in the similar role or administrative role in the fast-paced corporate environment
Proficient in Dutch and/or French with a high level of written and spoken business English
You are structured, well organized and like working with data and details
You have advanced Excel knowledge
You have a can-do attitude and go the extra mile when needed
You have good interpersonal and communication skills and can manage multiple projects
You are proactive by nature, a critical thinker and willing to learn fast and take up new challenges
Knowledge of SAP 4/Hana is a plus
About us
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.
Our values
In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:
Be Supportive - we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
Be Exceptional - we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations
Diversity and inclusion
At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.
Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that's why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people - however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.
Hybrid working
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.
Pre-engagement screening
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.
Managing internal billing process for legal team, including timely distribution of invoices and financial reports
Collaborating with legal team to review and verify billing data, resolve discrepancies and amend where necessary
Verifying and maintaining compliant client data for billing
Supporting financial audits by providing required documentation
Assisting in the credit collection process and resolving payment issues
Responding to various billing queries on a daily basis
Co-operation with shared services team or other DLA Piper offices for multi-payer matter(s)
Seeking opportunities for process improvements and applying improvements
Keeping our onboarding material and Billing Q&A section up to date with relevant scenarios
Assisting with other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the Head of Finance
Supporting colleagues on daily tasks and their own development
Ensuring all relevant firm's standards and guidelines are met
About you
Bachelor's degree in business management or Accountancy, and you have 2 to 5 years of hands-on experience in an administrative financial role
Experience in the similar role or administrative role in the fast-paced corporate environment
Proficient in Dutch and/or French with a high level of written and spoken business English
You are structured, well organized and like working with data and details
You have advanced Excel knowledge
You have a can-do attitude and go the extra mile when needed
You have good interpersonal and communication skills and can manage multiple projects
You are proactive by nature, a critical thinker and willing to learn fast and take up new challenges
Knowledge of SAP 4/Hana is a plus
About us
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.
Our values
In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:
Be Supportive - we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
Be Exceptional - we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations
Diversity and inclusion
At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.
Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that's why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people - however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.
Hybrid working
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.
Pre-engagement screening
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.
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