Client Accounting Specialist - EPLI Carrier Administration (Kansas City - Hybrid)

The Client Accounting Specialist - EPLI Carrier Administration is responsible for ensuring assigned transactional and ad-hoc activities are completed timely and accurately, and documented in Elite, ARCS and other systems in accordance with Littler policies and relevant external requirements and regulations. Assigned activities may include, but are not limited to billing guideline compliance, reviewing invoices for compliancy, electronic submission, revision and dispute resolution, reconciliation of matters regarding deductible/SIR, communication with attorneys, internal personnel, carriers and/or clients, working with carriers to request budgets, open matters, coverage letters, and other activities in response to current and future business needs.

This is a hybrid located in Kansas City.

Responsibilities

• Ensures production, quality and accuracy standards are consistently met or exceeded.
• Ensures department policies and procedures are consistently followed with completeness and accuracy standards.
• Ensures inquiries from clients (both internal and external) and other third parties are addressed in a timely manner that meets established department standards and are appropriately resolved.
• Ensures oral and written presentations and general communications are effective, professional and appropriate to the circumstance.
• Ensures collaboration and communication between department team members, accounting & finance group departments, and other corporate / firm departments is promoted and effective.
  
  

Qualifications

• Demonstrated advanced, knowledge of core Revenue accounting concepts, typically acquired from at least an associate’s degree in accounting or comparable field, and / or three or more years’ experience in a high-volume, multi-currency revenue department, ideally in a Law Firm or other Professional Services and/or owner managed environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Client Accounting / Legal Billing practices and policies sufficient to lead the preparation, review and issuance of both paper and electronically billed legal invoices, monitor and control WIP, capture core billing and client data for a portfolio of clients/offices/ shareholders, research and respond to inquiries and questions and complete account reconciliation, periodic and ad-hoc reports.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, sufficient to complete account analysis and reconciliation. Demonstrated ability to leverage Microsoft Word and Outlook to communicate effectively, create, and edit documents. Demonstrated ability to execute transactions, and extract and analyze data from Elite and DTE | Intapp Time. Demonstrated ability to efficiently operate a 10 key numerical entry device.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment in financial and accounting matters. Demonstrated ability to effectively raise issues and consult with department manager to resolve issues and ensure compliance with firm policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to execute multiple tasks and high workload volume without material impact on error rates or client service. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and master new processes, steps, policies and technical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate process steps and draw comparisons between processes and measures of output such as productivity, efficiency and quality.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in person and via e-mail and telephone with internal and external clients and vendors, receive instructions and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Demonstrated ability to execute tasks efficiency and effectively within expected timeframes.
  
  

Education And Certifications

Required: Associate's degree or relevant experience

Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Experience Required

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

About Littler

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,800 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.

Littler’s unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues—building better solutions for clients’ toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo—delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow.

Benefits

We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Additional benefits include mental health programs, life, disability, 401(k), family building, parenting, caregiving and multiple voluntary options.

For more information about our benefits visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com.

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Please note applications are only accepted through our careers page www.littler.com/careers. For questions regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Amy Langan at ALangan@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.

Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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