Billing Specialist

London / Hybrid £60,000 - £75,000 + bonus + excellent benefits A growing international professional services firm is looking to appoint an experienced Billing Specialist into a newly created UK-based role supporting its international business. This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-profile billing position with real ownership, autonomy and visibility. The role has been created to improve billing support across the firm’s international teams, particularly across EMEA and APAC, and will suit someone who enjoys complex billing, senior stakeholder management and taking responsibility for a process from start to finish. You’ll be joining a firm that is growing internationally and investing properly in this function. The successful person will receive structured training from an established US-based billing team, with senior team members coming over to the UK to support the onboarding and handover. The role This is not a standard invoicing position. You’ll be responsible for managing complex billing activity end-to-end for a portfolio of senior professionals across international markets. You’ll work closely with senior fee earners, internal finance teams and client-facing stakeholders to make sure billing is accurate, timely and commercially well managed. Responsibilities will include: * Managing end-to-end client billing for a portfolio of senior professionals * Reviewing client engagement terms and billing requirements * Setting up new matters/projects correctly * Preparing, editing and processing client invoices * Handling more complex billing arrangements, including multi-currency and international billing * Reviewing WIP and helping senior stakeholders understand billing status * Tracking billing progress and following matters through to completion * Working closely with senior stakeholders to obtain the information needed to bill accurately * Supporting improvements to billing processes as the international function grows * Dealing with queries, amendments and client-specific billing requirements * Ensuring accuracy, consistency and strong attention to detail across all billing activity The person This role would suit someone who has already built strong experience in billing within a professional services, legal, consulting, advisory, financial services or partner-led environment. You’ll need to be confident managing complex billing rather than just processing straightforward invoices. The firm is looking for someone who can operate independently, deal with ambiguity, build relationships and take ownership without needing everything handed to them. The ideal person will have: * Strong experience in full-cycle / end-to-end billing * Experience from a legal, professional services, consulting, advisory or partner-led environment * Exposure to complex billing arrangements * Strong WIP, matter/project billing or contract/engagement review experience * Excellent attention to detail * Confidence working with senior stakeholders, partners or fee earners * Good Excel skills * Strong written and verbal communication skills * The ability to manage deadlines, competing priorities and incomplete information * A proactive approach and the confidence to follow things through * Experience with systems such as Elite 3E, Workday or similar would be helpful * E-billing, client portal or multi-currency billing experience would be beneficial Why this is a good opportunity This is a genuinely interesting role for someone who wants more than a narrow billing position. You’ll be the first key UK-based appointment of this type within the international billing function, so there is scope to make the role your own, improve ways of working and become a trusted point of contact for senior people across the business. The package is also strong: * £60,000 - £75,000 base salary * 10-15% bonus * 10% employer pension contribution * Private medical cover * 25 days holiday * Hybrid working, typically around two days per week in the office * Training and development support This would be a great move for someone from legal billing or professional services billing who wants a more autonomous, international role with stronger visibility and a highly competitive package