Management Billing

Dilwar Chowdhury

**-**-**** *** *******, NY ***** (C)-646-***-****, ******.*********@*****.***

Objective: Experienced 4+years Legal Billing Coordinator seeking to utilize extensive skills to become a reliable member of your team.

Skills:

AS400, 3E, Elite 3.6 and 3.9

Excel (VBA, V-lookup, Formulas, Pivot tables)

SQL

Crystal Report

E-Billing Hub-Advance admin features

Expertise in (Legal Vendor Sites): Bridgeway (Corridor)

Counsel Link, Collaborati, ShareDoc/Collaboration Portal, Serengeti Tracker

Ledes file (98,98BI, 2.0, 2.0XML) modifications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP- New York, NY September 2014- Current

E-Billing Specialist

Assisted Partners with their clients request for e-Billing implementation; ensuring the "Outside Counsel Guidelines" were adhered to for smooth e-billing transactions and faster collections

Utilized Crystal Reports/SQL to generate various ad-hoc to maintain the validity of e-Billing data (fee structure, discounts, mater information, banking information, etc)

Created e-Billing rejections tracker to identify current and potential issues in a timely manner, which led to decrease in rejections, short payments and faster turnaround with collections

Per Billing Managers' request, trained new Billing Coordinators as well as Collectors in on e-billing procedures and protocols

Provided weekly billing and implementation update reports to CFO and Senior Mangers

Proskauer Rose LLP- New York, NY

Legal Billing Coordinator

Managed multiple Partners portfolios in an efficient manner, ensuring all their bills were generated, reviewed and if necessary edited and sent out in a timely fashion

Worked with management to improve billing procedures by generating custom SQL reports to detect potential issues prior to occurrence (i.e. missing matter information, institutional discounts, fee structure, timekeeper rate reconciliation, etc.) for issue free submission and faster turnaround in collections

Proactively coordinated with clients to respond to their inquiries and to resolve all billing issues for faster turnaround

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP-New York, NY May 2013-August 2014

Sr. Legal Billing Coordinator

Coordinated with various Partners and Associates to ensure timely submission of their bills by utilizing Elite to generate pre-bills, make changes and initiate submissions

Assisted the Partners by preparing various budgets for the clients

Processed discretionary and institutional write off requests per firm policy

Ensured proper setup of internal database and client middleware systems prior to submission of electronic invoices (LEEDS1998B)

Recommended and improved billing procedures (invoice tracker) for better invoice reconciliation and faster turnaround in collections

Responded to all inquiries on a timely fashion

Blackrock- New York, NY October 2011-March 2012

Analyst-Temporary Assignment

Produced reports to identify new invoices. Reviewed invoices to ensure their in line with contractual agreements for their respective funds

Coordinated with clients and management to ensure accuracy and validity of invoice data

Assisted Colleagues with various reconciliation projects

Recommended and enhanced the tracking procedure of invoices

Assisted Vice President with SEC audit inquiry

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP-White Plains, NY August 2008-October 2011

E-Business Program Administrator

Liaison between multiple departments (Time and Billing, AR Collections, Matter Management, e-Business) to ensure proper setup and submission of all electronic invoices on a timely fashion

Resolved complex electronic invoicing issues by inspecting (UTMBS codes), description of work performed, general ledger codes, Tax ID(s), and calculations to avoid invoice rejections

Reconciled internal and external client middle wear systems to ensure we're in compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines

Created excel based workflows to manage clients and their billing requirements

Trained colleagues on e-Business procedures and client management protocols

L&M Development Partners Inc. -Larchmont, NY December 2007-July 2008

Accountant

Journalized construction cost entries into Timberline’s General Ledger system (using GAAP method)

Improved rent collection processes (rent reminder letters) from multi tenants residential and commercial buildings for faster collection

Preformed weekly treasury duties

Reconciled Bank accounts on a monthly basis and reported discrepancies

Responsible for special Financial Reporting projects (Tenant collection, capacity utilization, P/L)

EDUCATION

Bernard M. Baruch College- Zicklin School of Business, New York, NY May 2007

Degree: Bachelors of Business Administration

oMajor: Finance and Investments

oMinor: Industrial Organizational Psychology

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