Billing Specialist, KPMG Law

Overview You’ve got big plans. We have opportunities to match, and we’re committed to empowering you to become a better you, no matter what you do. When you join KPMG you’ll be one of over 227,000 professionals providing audit, tax, advisory and business enablement services across 146 countries. With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there’s no limit to the impact you can make. Let’s do this. The Opportunity As an integral part of the KPMG Team, Business Enablement provides valued, responsive and cost-effective services enabling the business to have the right focus on our clients, our markets, our people, and our communities. What you will do - Regularly review Partner engagement summary and other relevant reports to ensure all unbilled fees and disbursements are billed in a timely manner. - Work with engagement teams to ensure accuracy of invoices and to obtain any required information to finalize invoices. Track all draft invoices sent for review or approval to ensure reasonable turnaround. - Prepare, finalize, and deliver client invoices in accordance with client agreements, budgets and firm billing terms and schedules, as applicable. - Ensure all third-party vendor and KPMG member-firm invoices are processed in a timely manner and charged back when applicable. Coordinate coding, approval, and payment of all third-party vendor and KPMG member-firm invoices to capture relevant billable expenses. - Ensure timely tracking of Partner account receivables to avoid late payment of invoices. - Act as a point of contact for Partners, Associates, Client Service Staff and Administrative Assistants on all billing-related matters. Respond to and resolve billing queries or issues on a day-to-day basis. - Proactively recommend changes in billing and collections processes and procedures to increase efficiency. - Review of Trust accounts reports and action items in accordance with policy and procedures. - Fulfill Service Level Agreements’ and metrics that are set to ensure tasks are addressed in a timely and quality manner, as applicable for the engagement team and clients that you serve. - Collaborate with peers on workload to ensure to ensure consistency and identification of issues, trends or areas that can be improved. What you bring to the role - College diploma; finance/accounting diploma preferred. - 5+ years’ experience working in a similar role. - Experience/expertise with a large enterprise resource planning billing system and CRM, in a professional services environment. Strong MS Excel and Word skill is expected. - Proactive, self-starter that strives for quality and excellence. - Detail oriented, good analytical skills and a strong team player. - Ability to handle pressure/competing deadlines and to think on their feet. - Proven ability to meet set deadlines. - Ability to multi-task billing/calculations for multiple engagements. - Able to easily build relationships with all levels of staff. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. Our Values, The KPMG Way Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters KPMG is committed to the health and safety of our people, clients and communities. With this commitment in mind, KPMG complies with all public health mandates (provincially and/or federally, as applicable) and has implemented various safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. KPMG's COVID 19 Vaccination Policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated if they wish to or are required to attend a KPMG office in the course of their duties. As this role requires occasional or consistent attendance at a KPMG office, the successful candidate must be fully vaccinated (i.e. have received all doses that are recommended by Health Canada, including any boosters) and must provide KPMG with proof of vaccination. KPMG will provide reasonable accommodation if the successful candidate cannot be vaccinated due to grounds protected by human rights legislation in their province of employment. KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For general recruitment-related inquiries, please contact the HR Delivery Centre at [email protected]. If you have a question about accessible employment at KPMG, or to begin a confidential conversation about your individual accessibility or accommodation needs through the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact us at [email protected] or phone: 416-777-8002 or toll free 1-888-466-4778.