Aaron Katin

Experience

1. Sr Analyst, Legal & Corporate Affairs

   Northern Trust

   Jan 2017 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Legal Electronic Billing and Reporting Specialist. Responsible for monitoring the Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker E-Billing system (a.k.a. Serengeti) used by Northern Trust\'s Legal Department to track outside counsel legal spend• Project manager for successful implementation of electronic billing in the UK and EMEA• Ensure law firm compliance with Northern Trust billing guidelines• Facilitate issue resolutions with law firms and legal vendors• Invoice auditing and analysis• Produce quarterly and year-end reports, develop ad-hoc reports as needed based on fields/data collected within SerengetiTracker. Run standard weekly workflow reports for in-house counsel and upper management• Timekeeper rate analysis: audit law firm timekeeper submissions to develop core rosters to work on all Northern Trust matters• Set budgets, develop and monitor alternative fee arrangements and establish Serengeti Tracker automation controls• Generate weekly invoice batch for distribution to A/P team for payment of legal invoices• Development and implementation of audit controls, special projects and workflow enhancements• Design training PowerPoint presentations on invoice review and approval processes for in-house counsel and bankers• Responsible for smooth operation of billing processes, ensuring quality of system data and creation of timely actionable business intelligence from legal billing information

Education

• Manhattan School of Music

  Bachelor of Music, French Horn Performance

Skills

• Analysis
• Direct Sales
• Business Networking
• Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Social Media
• Cognos Reportnet
• Finance
• Sales Process
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Social Media Marketing
• Ebilling
• Business Development
• Microsoft Excel
• Aims Ebilling Administrator
• Passport Administrator (Legal Ebilling and Matter Management System)
• Business Analysis
• Legal Matter Management