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Title: Legal Invoicing Analyst

Location: Abbott Park, Illinois

Duration: 1+ Year

The Legal Invoicing Analyst is responsible for business processes related to external disbursements, including the development and utilization of Abbott’s e-billing system for payment processing, financial analysis, and support of Legal spend objectives.

Responsibilities

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Drives all business processes necessary to support Legal/OEC disbursements, including:
• Reviewing Legal invoices and conducting financial analysis using Abbott’s matter management and electronic billing system
• Adhering to defined Legal invoice review and approval processes, validating invoices for compliance with Abbott’s billing guidelines, engaging in reconciliation activities, and maintaining tracking documentation for invoice related processes.
• Providing timely support to Abbott’s internal Legal teams and outside counsel partners regarding billing questions and other ad hoc inquiries
• Working closely with Accounts Payable to ensure timely and accurate invoice processing
• Developing key operational metrics and preparing related data analytics
• Maintaining strong relationships with Legal Technology Team and Abbott’s e-billing vendor to support efficient billing processes
• Assessing invoice processes for improvement opportunities, proposing process improvements, when appropriate, and taking lead on execution
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to provide system support, as needed (e.g., system migrations due to acquisitions or system replacements/upgrades)
• Managing new vendor/law firm e-billing set-up and onboarding processes
• Maintaining electronic timekeeper records and rate information as well as assisting with annual rate increase process
• Partners with Legal Finance to maintain alignment regarding critical financial processes to effectively support division objectives
• Demonstrates strong understanding of Outside Counsel Management operations and provides support as needed
• Takes initiative to identify and escalate issues, as appropriate, and collaborates with team members to develop timely issue resolution processes
• Communicates and interacts with colleagues across all levels of the Legal Division, including senior Legal leadership

Minimum Education/Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience

Additional Job Requirements/Qualifications

• High degree of professionalism and ability to discreetly handle confidential information
• Consistent and strong attention to detail, good judgement, and strong time management skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision on day-to-day activities and under general guidance for ad hoc tasks
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Working knowledge of e-billing systems/software preferred
• MDG, SAP, Symphony experience preferred

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