Rates Assistant

Bird & Bird LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Rates Assistant in London to support the management of global client rates. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Rates team, monitor the Rates inbox, and assist with billing processes. Ideal applicants will have finance experience, a strong understanding of billing, and excellent organisational skills. This role involves a range of lifestyle benefits designed to support wellbeing and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Finance/Accounts team.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy in work produced.
• Numerically competent with excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative assistance to help support senior members of the Rates team.
• Monitoring the Rates inbox and responding to email queries in a timely manner.
• Reviewing global business acceptance rate proposals.
• Supporting the team with general rates housekeeping.

Skills

Experience in a Finance/Accounts team

Understanding of a billing process

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Good knowledge of Excel

Proactive attitude

Tools

Accounting practice management system

Aderant

SSRS

Job description

We are currently seeking a Rates Assistant to provide administrativesupport to the Rates team in the management of global client agreedrates. This role will involve liaison with members of the team and thewider business, including PA's and Billing Coordinators. The roleholder will take responsibility for ensuring that agreed rates areaccurately recorded into our practice management system.

Bird & Bird's Finance team's mission is to provide world classfinance support to the business. In London the team comprises of over70 finance professionals across a wide range of areas includingmanagement and financial accounting, transaction processing, partneraccounting, tax, treasury, pricing and commercial decision support.Our international offices have their own professionals providing localexpertise and support.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing administrative assistance to help support senior membersof the Rates team.
• Monitoring the Rates inbox and responding to email queries in atimely manner.
• Reviewing global business acceptance rate proposals - enteringmatter rates, applying blended rate sets & discounts.
• Supporting the team with general rates housekeeping to ensureexisting system rates are correct.
• Updating system client/matter comments with current rate information.
• Producing rate information from Aderant and SSRS reports.
• Attending meetings with the team to discuss issues and solutions.
• Assisting the Rates Manager with ad-hoc requests.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience in a Finance/Accounts team.
• Understanding of a billing process.
• Previous experience using an accounting practice management system.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy in work produced.
• Numerically competent with excellent organisational skills
• Good knowledge of Excel and other MS packages.
• Proven ability to use own initiative and a proactive attitude.

What's in it for you

We provide comprehensive support for our colleagues' health andwellbeing, including private medical cover, life assurance, criticalillness cover, and regular health assessments. In addition, we offer arange of lifestyle benefits designed to help our team live their bestlives, such as a cycle to work scheme, access to online GPappointments, discounted gym memberships, and an electric vehicle scheme.

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