<p>We’re looking for an experienced Legal Billing Manager to lead our billing operations and drive process improvements across the department. This role is responsible for managing a team, overseeing billing systems, and ensuring compliance with firm-wide billing standards. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of law firm billing management experience, strong leadership skills, and a solid understanding of legal billing platforms—experience with SurePoint and Intapp is a plus.</p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Lead daily billing operations and supervise billing staff</li><li>Manage billing software setup, troubleshooting, and user access</li><li>Oversee month-end and year-end close processes and reporting</li><li>Maintain billing rates and ensure timely invoice delivery</li><li>Resolve billing discrepancies and coordinate with attorneys and clients</li><li>Administer e-billing platforms and ensure compliance with client guidelines</li><li>Audit invoices and set up specialized billing arrangements</li><li>Provide training and support to attorneys and staff on billing procedures</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Model Development & Maintenance</p><p> • Develop and maintain actuarial models and data-driven processes using Python, R, and SQL to support insurance pricing, reserving, and risk management.</p><p> • Implement and enhance month-end processes, rate change calculations, and ad-hoc analyses with a focus on completeness, accuracy, and consistency to ensure data is of the highest quality.</p><p> • Work with the Actuarial and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP& A) teams to automate and improve model performance using Python-based scripting and automation.</p><p> • Ensure accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of actuarial models and methodologies.</p><p> Traditional Actuarial Tasks</p><p> • Support reserving analysis to estimate unpaid claim liabilities primarily in partnership with internal and external actuaries.</p><p> • Develop and maintain loss development triangles and incurred but not reported (IBNR) calculations both based on financial and operational data (e.g., claims closing ratios).</p><p> • Support the development and validation of actuarial assumptions for pricing, reserving, and forecasting.</p><p> • Develop and regularly report on rate change calculations including bifurcation of exposure changes from pure rate by line of business.</p><p> Financial Modeling & Risk Assessment</p><p> • Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis to assess financial impacts.</p><p> • Develop, update, and maintain models for predictive analytics, profitability analysis, and business planning.</p><p> • Assist in forecasting financial performance and evaluating risk exposure.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
<p>Robert Half is in the process of hiring an Insurance Director for a client of ours in the maritime shipping industry. In this position, you will oversee all insurance related matters for a global fleet of container vessels. The primary duties of this position include: </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Insurance Placement and Management Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Spearheads the development of annual budget projections for both Marine and Non-Marine Insurance policies, ensuring alignment with corporate standards.</li><li>Collaborates across departments — including Legal, Human Resources, Technical, Finance, and Commercial teams — to manage and plan insurance policy renewals and updates.</li><li>Reviews reconciled loss records related to Hull & Machinery (H& M) and Protection & Indemnity (P& I) insurance in preparation for renewal discussions.</li><li>Manages the renewal process for H& M and P& I policies, coordinating senior management presentations with brokers/underwriters, and overseeing negotiations through to policy binding.</li><li>Coordinates data preparation and negotiations for renewing various non-marine insurance policies.</li><li>Presents renewal quotes to the Head of Ship Operations (HSO), secures necessary authorizations, and finalizes policy agreements via brokers.</li><li>Ensures policy documentation and invoicing adhere to quoted terms, prepares renewal memos for each policy, and coordinates payment processing with the accounts team.</li><li>Negotiates client service agreements with brokers, presenting recommendations for approval to the HSO.</li></ul><p><strong>Claims and Administrative Oversight</strong></p><ul><li>Works alongside Finance and Legal teams to review insurance clauses in loan agreements and provides required documentation for timely deal closings.</li><li>Maintains and updates the War Risk Breach Calculator provided by brokers, ensuring commercial operators remain compliant.</li><li>Assists in the preparation of technical insurance work instructions, ensuring alignment and collaboration with the HSO.</li><li>Manages and oversees significant Hull & Machinery, P& I, and Freight Demurrage & Defense (FD& D) claims to ensure effective resolution and settlement.</li><li>Monitors claim-handling performance, supervising the Claims Manager to ensure efficient operations.</li><li>Cooperates with Marine Managers on daily administration of crew and cargo-related claims on behalf of owners.</li><li>Reviews and analyzes claims incidents, providing monthly insights to the Finance Director and Claims Manager, along with strategic recommendations to HSO for minimizing negative impacts.</li></ul><p><strong>Incident Response and Advisory</strong></p><ul><li>Offers specialized guidance in handling major incidents, such as oil spills, vessel groundings, fires, and collisions.</li><li>Acts as a key liaison between the company’s response teams and insurance providers.</li><li>Develops communication protocols and tracks costs for claim purposes.</li><li>Engages adjusters as necessary while supervising claims processes through to resolution.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
