Accounting/Billing Specialist – Portland area

Schwabe is a leading Pacific Northwest law firm across four states. We are seeking a team member to ‎join our Accounting department to help us better serve our clients. ‎

This position will be located in our Portland or Vancouver office. This role will work in office 3 days per ‎week with options to work remote Monday & Friday. ‎

Responsibilities include: ‎

• Compile and process a high volume of attorney bills to clients on a monthly basis
• Review and edit proformas in response to the attorney and secretary requests
• Execute complex bills, such as multiple discounts by matter, split party billing, and preparation ‎of electronic billing statements, in a timely manner
• Submit invoices electronically and assist in resolving issues that might arise
• Creation and maintenance of billing department spreadsheets
• Review and verify accuracy of billing supporting documentation as required
• Research and respond to inquiries regarding billing issues and problems
• Identify and resolve billing inaccuracies
• Create billing schedules and various other billing analyses as needed
• Respond to internal and external inquiries in a timely manner
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops & reviewing industry ‎publications
• Remain current with up-to-date product information for all accounting software in use
• Assist with special projects as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: ‎
• Three plus years of experience in accounting/billing
• Law Firm experience highly preferred
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• High level of organization, accuracy and attention to details
• Ability to complete tasks efficiently ‎
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with attorneys, staff and team members regarding ‎commitments, deadlines, challenges and requests
• Ability to deliver a high standard of customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently while working in a team environment ‎
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Working knowledge of accounting principles
• Excellent data entry skills
• Enterprise/3E financial systems a plus and/or time and material billing experience a plus
• High school diploma

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to Accounting Manager Loraine ‎Sarnacki, at Recruiting@schwabe.com ‎

Salary range: $58,000 - $62,000 DOE

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive ‎salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, ‎life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing retirement, ‎tuition reimbursement, EAP, transit ‎subsidy, and paid time off.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ‎religion, ‎ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender ‎identity or other status protected ‎by law.‎

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97204: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97204