Accounting and Billing Manager

Stotler Hayes Group LLC is seeking an Accounting and Billing Manager to oversee the firms billing operations support financial reporting and provide reliable financial insight to firm leadership. This role serves as a leader for a small accounting/billing team and works closely with attorneys and management to ensure accurate timely billing across multiple fee structures. The position requires a strong foundation in law firm billing practices generally accepted accounting principles and trust accounting/IOLTA rules.

The Accounting and Billing Manager is a focused individual who is reliable and who is at ease in communicating tactfully and professionally with clients regarding their invoices and payments.

Our team is comprised of 50 attorneys paralegals and operations of our attorneys works remotely from co-working spaces or home offices around the country supported by paralegals and operations staff located in the firms brick and mortar offices in South Carolina and Ohio. Our team members are detail-oriented industrious and engaging connoisseurs of healthcare law with an emphasis on securing payor sources for our long-term care industry clients. The practice involves the interplay of multiple related areas of law including Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement administrative appeals civil litigation probate collections estate administration and guardianships. All new team members are provided with onboarding and training some of which is conducted in-person at one or more of our office locations.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee end-to-end billing operations for all client matters ensuring accuracy consistency and timeliness
• Manage billing across hourly contingency flat-fee and hybrid arrangements
  Review and resolve billing issues in coordination with attorneys and firm leadership
• Support monthly close activities and prepare financial and billing reports
• Analyze billing realization and collection trends and provide clear financial insight to the Executive Committee
• Demonstrate working familiarity with trust/IOLTA requirements and support compliance with applicable state bar rules
• Supervise and support a small accounting/billing team ensuring clear workflows and accountability
• Contribute ideas and practical recommendations to the development and refinement of billing policies procedures and SOPs
• Maintain internal controls and documentation consistent with professional services best practices
• Consistently follow up and work with clients on outstanding accounts receivable
• Research and analyze to provide the best course of action for overdue balances
• Proactively monitor potential errors that may result in the rejection of e-bills
• Research and resolve billing issues. Identify and address potential issues relating to volume workflow and process improvement of the e-billing functions
• Conduct monthly monitoring of outstanding receivables via various systems and reports
• Provide updates to Senior Leadership Team to address any issues or trends
• Administers the daily operations of the accounting department including training supervising and evaluating the departments staff
• Pro-actively review and monitor billing transactions and activities to ensure accuracy completeness timeliness and conformance to company policies
• Perform and serve in a cross-functional capacity across all billing department functions
• All other duties as necessary to support the firms accounting and billing functions.
  

COMPETENCIES KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Accounting degree with thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Minimum of 3 years of law firm accounting and billing experience desired
• Ability to establish effective working relationships and lead a team
• Strict adherence to confidentiality of client and firm matters
• Strong verbal written communication and customer service skills required with
  ability to exercise considerable judgment and discretion in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with attorneys staff vendors and clients
• Energy discipline and self-motivation to thrive in a fully distributed work environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and work in an environment with shifting priorities & time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to perform complex financial functions problem solving and analysis with accuracy in a persistent and resourceful manner
• Ability to utilize computerized accounting and billing software programs with working knowledge of Mac/Apples Microsoft Office 365 (excel) Adobe Acrobat such as Clio QuickBooks LEDES
• Demonstrates expertise and management of all facets of electronic billing with
  knowledge and ability to understand billing systems functionality/capabilities and billing models
• Ability to handle high billing volume in timely manner

Applicants with the requisite experience and qualifications will be considered for the firms interview process upon the submission of a cover letter resume and at least three (3) professional references.

This position is a full-time salaried role with eligibility for health insurance vision dental life 401k contributions with employer match paid time off volunteer days and more! In person training is provided for the successful candidate. Some annual travel may be required for trainings coverage of departmental personnel time off requests firm meetings and events.

Stotler Hayes Group has been certified as a Great Place To Work 5 years in a row. We are also ranked as one of Vaults 2026 outstanding recognition for Best Law Firms to Work For as well as Associate/Partner Relations Formal Training Inclusion Wellness Transparency Hours Technology & Innovation Firm Culture Informal Training and Mentoring & Sponsorship.

Stotler Hayes Group LLC provides equal opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Required Experience:

Manager