Billing Assistant

We are looking for two Billing Assistants to join our hard working Finance team in Bristol — one on a permanent basis and the other on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

As part of our central billing function, you will play a key role in delivering a seamless and accurate billing experience for our clients. Acting as a vital link between the Finance department and legal teams, you will help ensure that billing is completed ‘right first time', meeting both internal and external deadlines while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

What you'll be doing

• Reviewing, editing, and processing bills and credit notes in line with firm policies and client requirements.
• Managing a portfolio of centrally billed and eBilling clients, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Maintaining billing and charge rate data within the Aderant practice management system.
• Responding to billing queries and supporting legal teams with complex billing needs.
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC VAT legislation, SRA Accounts Rules, and AML requirements
• Supporting process improvements and contributing to the testing and implementation of new systems.

What we're looking for

• Strong customer focus with clear and confident communication skills.
• High level of accuracy and consistently high-quality output.
• Flexible and proactive attitude with a commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Practical, common-sense approach with initiative.
• Effective team player with a collaborative mindset.
• Proficient in finance systems and Microsoft Office; willing to become accredited.
• Builds strong relationships across all levels of the firm.
• Willingness to learn, grow, and support others through knowledge sharing.

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.
We are pleased to have been named RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work At', for the fourth year in a row and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 (previously named ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women'), for the fourth year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people. It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process, please contact Ayesha Arshad (Resourcing Specialist) – [email protected] or call on 0117 307 6807 for an informal and confidential conversation.

We encourage early applications, as we may close the vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive sufficient interest.

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