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Sarah Yousuf

Riyadh

Summary

Experienced administration/finance professional with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry, skilled in communication, management, and teamwork, maintains professional appearance and demeanor and adept at quickly learning new technologies and processes for driving success.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Administrative Billing Specialist

STAT Law Firm
03.2024 - Current
  • Prepare, review, and distribute client invoices accurately and promptly.
  • Resolve billing issues, working closely with partners and clients.
  • Monitor accounts receivable, follow up on overdue payments.
  • Implement billing policies and procedures to enhance efficiency.
  • Perform billing and revenue analysis, providing insights to drive business growth.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Proficiency in billing software.

Attorney Support Specialist

Latham & Watkins
12.2022 - 03.2024
  • Proactively managing the new matter opening process, conflict checks, and drafting engagement letters
  • Managing the billing process to produce drafts and revisions, ensuring the submission of client billings
  • Liaising with revenue management in relation to attorney billing
  • Assist and support lawyers and paralegals with their work as needed.
  • Liaising with business development department with client portals and vendor registration
  • Processing expenses and/or invoices for payment.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

STAT Law Firm
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Assist partners in client file opening and management.
  • Ensure correct implementation of client Billing Guidelines.
  • Manage client accounts according to the billing agreements and perform necessary maintenance.
  • Attend regular meetings with the partner to discuss their billing requirements, WIP and AR.
  • Responsible for providing the partner with regular billing and collections related status reports.
  • Prepare accurate and timely accounts receivable client charts
  • Prepare, produce, and finalize e-invoices
  • Assist with related file closing and write-offs
  • Submit invoices electronically to their respective websites
  • Maintain firm timekeeper and client exception rates and update special instructions for billing attorneys.
  • Review suppliers' invoices and generate payment requests and purchase orders as necessary
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Perform day-to-day financial transaction
  • International/local third-party vendor invoicing


CLIENT ACCOUNTS OFFICES

Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
12.2019 - 03.2020
  • Assist partners in client file opening and management.
  • Oversee and assist in invoicing according to engagement letters.
  • Monitor client accounts and ensure compliance with client engagement
  • Letter and credit risk policies.
  • Assist partners and admin team members in invoicing.
  • Oversee admin team collection and follow up and assist where necessary.
  • Oversee and manage receivables escalation.
  • Generate aggregation reports to finance and partners regarding the above.
  • Spot client trends and develop client strategies.
  • Further client service and satisfaction.

ACCOUNTANT

Naji Law Firm
05.2018 - 12.2019
  • VAT returns filing.
  • Accounts receivables.
  • Accounts payables.
  • Invoicing.
  • Prepare and maintain accounting documents and records.
  • Prepare bank deposits, general ledger postings and statements.
  • Daily enter key data of financial transactions in a database.
  • Preparation of monthly/yearly closings.
  • Preparing weekly/monthly reports.

GUEST SERVICE AGENT

Courtyard By Marriott
11.2017 - 01.2018
  • Achieve positive outcomes from Guest queries in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Ensure an efficient reception experience for Guests, including check in/out, and complete audit procedures, as required.
  • Ensure that both the Front Office Manager and Reception Supervisors are kept fully aware of any relevant feedback from guests and, or, other departments.
  • Demonstrate a high level of customer service at all times.
  • Attend appropriate training courses, when required, and assist with the Night Team's training and development efforts.
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of hotel room categories, room rates, packages, promotions and other general product knowledge necessary to perform daily duties.
  • Maximize room occupancy and use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities.
  • Use the correct procedures regarding the acceptance of foreign currencies, credit cards and cash in accordance with the hotel credit policy.
  • Comply with hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety legislation.
  • Act in accordance with policies and procedures when working with front of house equipment and property management systems.
  • Follow company brand standards.
  • Assist other departments, as necessary.

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE TRAINEE

Naji Law Firm
01.2016 - 06.2016
  • Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
  • Update accounts payable & receivable and issue invoices.
  • Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings.
  • Preparing weekly /monthly reports.
  • Assisted in the 2015 investors meeting.

Education

Bachelors in Business Management | Finance -

04.2016

Skills

  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Strong Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  • Time management and organizational skills
  • Motivation
  • MS Office
  • Accounting software Sage 50 (Peachtree), ERP, 3E
  • Legal practice management software: Clio, App for Legal

Certification

VAT Complaince Diploma, PWC Academy, Jeddah, Oct 2019, Dec 3019, 48

Timeline

Administrative Billing Specialist

STAT Law Firm
03.2024 - Current

Attorney Support Specialist

Latham & Watkins
12.2022 - 03.2024

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

STAT Law Firm
01.2021 - 12.2022

CLIENT ACCOUNTS OFFICES

Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
12.2019 - 03.2020

ACCOUNTANT

Naji Law Firm
05.2018 - 12.2019

GUEST SERVICE AGENT

Courtyard By Marriott
11.2017 - 01.2018

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE TRAINEE

Naji Law Firm
01.2016 - 06.2016

Bachelors in Business Management | Finance -

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