Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. 

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions. 

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you. 

Make your impact at Secretariat. 

ABOUT Our team  

Secretariat is seeking a Credit & Collections Manager to help build and manage our firm’s credit and collections function within a growing professional services environment. This role will partner closely with the Senior Billing Manager and Legal Operations team to establish consistent credit policies, improve collections outcomes, and support strong cash flow across the firm. 

This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to shape processes, influence stakeholders, and contribute to the firm’s continued growth—particularly as we expand into new client segments with varying risk profiles. 

RESPONSIBILITIES  

Credit Risk Management 

• Evaluate client creditworthiness and support the development of firm-wide credit policies  

• Recommend and maintain credit limits and monitor client exposure  

• Partner with internal stakeholders to implement appropriate retainer and prepayment practices 

• Assist in establishing onboarding standards for new clients, including credit checks  

Collections & Accounts Receivable Management 

• Manage the collections process for outstanding accounts, including direct client outreach  

• Meet regularly with Managing Directors and Project Managers to review outstanding accounts, address issues, and align on appropriate collection strategies and next steps 

• Partner with billing teams and client leads to resolve aged receivables  

• Support escalation of delinquent accounts and recommend appropriate actions  

• Negotiate and monitor payment plans where needed  

Dispute Resolution 

• Collaborate with Billing and Treasury to resolve client disputes and short payments  

• Identify root causes of disputes and recommend process improvements  

Reporting & Analysis 

• Monitor and report on key AR metrics, including:  

• Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)  

• Aging reports  

• Collection trends  

• Provide insights and recommendations to improve cash flow and reduce write-offs  

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work closely with Finance, Billing, Project Intake and Legal Operations teams  

• Support stakeholders across multiple offices, including international teams  

• Help balance effective collections with maintaining strong client relationships  

QUALIFICATIONS  

• 4–7 years of experience in credit, collections, or accounts receivable (B2B preferred)  

• Experience in professional services (legal, consulting, etc.)  

• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to interact professionally with senior stakeholders and clients  

• Analytical mindset with experience reviewing financial data and AR reports  

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve complex issues  

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field preferred  

Preferred Attributes 

• Ability to operate both independently and collaboratively in a growing environment  

• Strong attention to detail with a process improvement mindset  

• Experience with ERP or financial systems (e.g., Workday, NetSuite, or similar) 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

• Experience working with international clients and stakeholders 

• Sound judgment and professionalism when handling sensitive client matters  

• Willingness to take ownership and help build new processes from the ground up  

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world. 

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions. 

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you. 

Make your impact at Secretariat. 

ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION DELAY TEAM

When it comes to understanding the details that have an impact on costly and disruptive construction delays, we have built a reputation that stands above all with decades of experience as engineers, project managers, architects, schedulers, and accountants. Our team is trusted for their sophisticated delay analysis involved in the biggest projects developed around the world, including notable buildings, infrastructure, power & utilities, and oil & gas works. That's why our team was honored as Who's Who Legal's Construction Expert Witness Firm of the Year for 2024. 

 RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Project Scheduling and Delay Analysis 

• • Knowledge of project scheduling including using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. 

• • Knowledge of the various types of delay analyses. 

• • Experience in performing forensic delay analyses. 

• • Experience in the preparation of delay claims and demonstrable ability in assessing the time impact of events.  

• • The ability to review technical and non-technical documentation (construction schedules, engineering drawing, progress reports, correspondence, etc.…) to identify key issues and facts. 

• • The ability to review large datasets using multiple analytical methods and tools to identify tends, anomalies, and other details. 

• • Experience in drafting expert reports, presentations, and other deliverables to clients. 

• Management 

• • Excellent analytical skills. 

• • An attention to detail. 

• • The ability to clearly and concisely present findings  

• • Manage time appropriate to meet strict client deadlines 

• • Excellent written and verbal skills (ability to write and conduct business in English) 

 QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred. 

• 3 or more years’ experience working in a relevant construction project management, scheduling, or cost controls capacity. 

• Ability to travel as needed (generally under 15% but may vary). 

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team. 

• Flexible, creative problem-solving skills. 

• Must be authorized to work in the US without the need for sponsorship in the future. 

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION DELAY TEAM

When it comes to understanding the details that have an impact on costly and disruptive construction delays, we have built a reputation that stands above all with decades of experience as engineers, project managers, architects, schedulers, and accountants. Our team is trusted for their sophisticated delay analysis involved in the biggest projects developed around the world, including notable buildings, infrastructure, power & utilities, and oil & gas works. That's why our team was honored as Who's Who Legal's Construction Expert Witness Firm of the Year for 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Research and fact-finding
• Reviewing technical and non-technical documentation (construction schedules, blueprints and technical engineering drawing, reports, correspondence, market data, weather reports, financial data, etc.…) to identify key details and metrics used to develop expert reports.
• Through research, develop keen understanding of all relevant information pertaining to legal disputes regarding largescale construction projects
• Detailed data analysis
• Review large datasets using multiple analytical methods and tools to identify tends, anomalies, and other details which may have led to cost and schedule overruns
• Independently draft sections of expert reports, expressing technical data in a clear and concise narrative
• Quantification of delays and damages
• Apply analytical methods to large datasets to calculate schedule delays and cost overruns in largescale construction projects
• Assist in drafting expert reports, converting technical data into a narrative to be submitted to appropriate court venues
• Economic modeling
• Analyzing financial data and market data to determine lost profits due to schedule delays and cost overruns.
• Management
• Manage facets of small to medium sized engagements, or components of large engagements, including staff supervision, client interaction and relationship building. Develops work plans and assists with marketing and/or proposal development.
• Business Development
• Participate in new business pursuits
• Assist in creation of proposals and client presentations
• Assist in presenting to clients and prospective clients
• Take an active role in marketing events – conferences, networking events, speaking engagements, whitepapers, etc
• Case Strategy
• Assist executives in identifying the best approach to individual litigation/arbitration matters to assist clients in attaining a desired legal decision

 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, or related field, Masters degree preferred
• 10 or more years’ experience working in a relevant construction project management, scheduling, or cost controls capacity
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working at a dispute consulting firm leading on cases
• Strong skills using relevant software tools: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, Primavera P3/P6, Suretrak
• Familiar with delay analysis methodology including static delay analysis
• Excellent written and verbal skills including experience drafting reports for litigation/arbitration (ability to write and conduct business in English)
• Experience mentoring and developing junior level staff, and overseeing their work
• Detail oriented with the ability to communicate highly technical material to non-technical audience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team
• Flexible, creative problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated excellent judgement and critical thinking abilities
• Experience developing and fostering positive relationships with colleagues, peers and clients
• Willing to occasionally travel domestically and internationally
• Authorized to work in the US without the need for sponsorship in the future

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR ENGINEERING SCIENCES TEAM

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries, but with a heavy focus on large industrial facilities like power plants, Oil & Gas facilities, chemical processing plants, construction, and similar. Outside of that work, you will be engaged in automotive, consumer products, consumer electronics, and medical devices.

Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise and industry knowledge of a variety of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety.

Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the globe. Furthermore, Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review’s prestigious GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index, and more than 90% of Secretariat’s leading experts are recognized as leading experts in their field by the independent Lexology rankings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.
• Attracting and winning new business opportunities for Secretariat in both expert witness and or strategic consulting
• Contributing to the growth of Secretariat’s Electrical Engineering practice by recruiting talented staff
• Mentoring and driving growth of Electrical Engineering staff
• Providing project management and project budget oversight

QUALIFICATIONS

• Established track record for business development and existing client-base
• Requisite professional degrees and ~5 years of work experience:
  o PhD or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science & Engineering
  o Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent expert report writing skills to complement analytics
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• The desire to lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
• The ability to travel as needed.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR ENGINEERING SCIENCES TEAM

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries, but with a heavy focus on large industrial facilities like power plants, Oil & Gas facilities, chemical processing plants, construction and similar. Outside of that work, you will be engaged in automotive, consumer products, consumer electronics and medical devices.

Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise, and industry knowledge of a variety of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety.

Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the globe. Furthermore, Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review’s prestigious GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index, and more than 90% of Secretariat’s leading experts are recognized as leading experts in their field by the independent Lexology rankings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.

Conducting hands-on failure analysis investigations
Performing laboratory tests
Assisting with field inspections
Assisting with client communications in all time zones
Performing technical analysis and drafting report sections
Analyzing technical reports offered by others, and developing rebuttal points
Developing positive relationships with colleagues, peers and clients
Demonstrate excellent analytical skills with acute attention to detail to successfully achieve project milestones.
Manage workload to achieve simultaneous project milestones while maintaining project schedules and budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requisite professional designations and work experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Material Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering or of similar designation. Advanced degree preferred.
2+ years of prior experience in forensic/root cause analysis.
Pursuing PE credentials is a plus
Strong expert report writing skills to complement analytics
Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems
The ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlines
The ability to manage external stakeholders
The ability to work independently whilst knowing which issues and risks need to be highlighted to senior staff, ideally accompanied by suggested viable solutions
Excellent analytical and problem resolution abilities
Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
The desire to join in with, and/or lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint
The ability to travel as needed
Working proficiency in a second non-English language is a plus

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR ENGINEERING SCIENCES TEAM

As part of our expanding Global Engineering and Scientific consulting team, you will work at the forefront of today’s most complex engineering challenges. You will be engaged in analyzing failures of a myriad of products from a variety of industries, but with a heavy focus on large industrial facilities like power plants, Oil & Gas facilities, chemical processing plants, construction, and similar. Outside of that work, you will be engaged in automotive, consumer products, consumer electronics, and medical devices.

Secretariat leverages our diverse technical expertise and industry knowledge of a variety of structures and products to provide clients with world-class value to identify solutions that drive performance and safety.

Secretariat is a diversified international expert services firm with more than 500 professionals in 20+ cities around the globe. Furthermore, Secretariat was recently ranked as the #1 firm in Global Arbitration Review’s prestigious GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index, and more than 90% of Secretariat’s leading experts are recognized as leading experts in their field by the independent Lexology rankings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceptional analytical skills, problem solving, communication skills, and creativity are the foundation for successful professionals at Secretariat.

Physics-based graphical simulations

3D Animation

3D Modeling

Advanced Photography & Videography

Experience with Drones & 3D laser scanning

Photogrammetry

Virtual Reality Environments & Visualization

Utilizing motion capture data in animation

3D printing

Sound & Light animation
Communicate with clients, and counsel
Assist with the preparation of critique reports examining the conclusions of other experts
Assist with the preparation of technical reports
Develop positive relationships with colleagues, peers and clients
Prepare for and attend hearings, trials and mediations
Manage the day-to-day requirements of multiple engagements

QUALIFICATIONS

Requisite professional designations and work experience:
Bachelors degree in Fine Arts, Communications, or Telecommunication
8+ Years of Experience
Specific work experience in the forensic field accident recreation
Experience with research and application of regulations and standards, analyzing scientific literature on human performance and safety, and applying these to various accident scenarios.
Experience working in teams, case management, client relationships, project support, and preparing and communicating technical information effectively.
The ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlines
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
The desire to lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
The ability to travel as-needed