Revenue & Accounting Manager

About the role

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms, providing legal advice to businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. Our offices are strategically located in major financial and business centers around the world. We invest in our people, foster innovation, and focus on the future to empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best and work with the best, this is where you belong.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert to billing attorneys, senior office and department leadership, and the Finance Committee
• Coordinate with the Global Billing team to implement and administer firmwide billing and inventory management best practices and procedures
• Manage and develop accounting staff, organizing and coordinating their work to meet department objectives timely and accurately
• Provide interpretation, guidance, training, and assistance on billing and accounting strategies, including financial metrics, rate structure analysis, Alternative Fee Arrangement initiatives, including matter budgets and fixed fee arrangements
• Promote the “Gold Standard” process for proactive inventory management, manage billing completion percentages to ensure timely billing of inventory, monitor reports, ensure monthly inventory meetings take place with billing attorneys, and oversee the delivery of collection support and account receivable follow-up alongside the Senior Manager of Collections
• Protect and maintain any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Qualifications

• Possess the ability to develop thorough knowledge and understanding of the firm’s financial systems
• Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Exhibit the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus

Skills

• Ability to develop thorough knowledge and understanding of the firm’s financial systems
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• The ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus

Benefits

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Pay

USD $150,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.