Job Opening: KKR

Job Role: Legal- Matter Management Senior Professional/Manager 

Location: Gurugram

PQE: 8+ years

Roles & Responsibilities

• Open and manage matters on a global basis, with support from KKR attorneys and staff. Serve as the point of contact for creation of new billable matter codes
• Complete allocation coding of matters and invoices to ensure proper payment routing to SAP
• Serve as primary point of contact for legal service providers globally with matter, invoice and billing inquiries
• Interact independently with attorneys, legal professionals, executive assistants, outside counsel and vendors to answer questions concerning invoicing/status, retention guidelines and to resolve any invoice issues
• Troubleshoot invoice submission and data dependency issues (e.g. matter not setup, service provider not assigned to matter, etc.)
• Perform first-line review of invoices for compliance with billing guidelines; conduct periodic invoice audits
• Remediate issues related to matters, invoicing and payment
• Provide regular reporting and assistance with Legal & Compliance Department budgeting
• Drive collection of budget, forecast and accrual data (both from internal legal team as well as law firms/vendors) in support of monthly forecasting exercise with KKR’s Accounts Payable department
• Partner with KKR’s Accounts Payable department

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8+ years of work experience in Legal billing environment, preferably with a medium to large in-house team
• Must have experience with billing administration and familiarity with billing/accounting processes
• Experience auditing outside counsel invoices preferred
• Experience in a multinational finance shared services organization, nationally recognized law firm and/or private equity firm/alternative asset manager preferred
• Be able to communicate clearly and concisely, along with excellent proficiency in English and ability to understand legal invoices
• Displays high intellectual curiosity and innovative mindset
• Proficient in SAP Concur, all Microsoft Office applications; strong Excel and analytical skills
• Self-starter who is able to manage and prioritize multiple demands and projects
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• Well organized; consistently completes projects on-time and focuses on strong attention to detail and delivery excellence and accountability
• Displays team-work orientation and is highly collaborative
• Builds strong relationships with local and global colleagues
• Displays behaviors of self-reliance
• Team player, personable and approachable

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