A premier international law firm and one of the largest law firms in the world is currently seeking a Credit Controller

The Finance Department:

The Department provides a full range of services covering such areas as:

• Strategic financial planning and advice
• Regularity control
• Billing
• Treasury management
• Management and investment of client funds
• Management accounts
• Financial systems
• Credit control
• Client credit


The Role:

The role of Credit Controller is an opportunity for an experienced individual who wishes to further their career in a legal finance environment. The candidate should have demonstrable experience as a Credit Controller, very strong organisational skills and a professional attitude towards work. The ideal candidate will be able to quickly develop strong working relationships with both external and internal clients, be responsive and have strong communication skills (both written and oral) .
As the firm operates in a cash accounting environment, this person will play a vital role in contributing to the financial outcome for the London office and also advancing the overall profile of the Finance function within the office. The successful candidate will understand how the collection and billing cycle plays into the business of the Firm.


Job holder requirements:

• Experience of working within a team
• Ability to take initiative and manage own workload
• Ability to take responsibility for problem solving
• Strong customer service ethos
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and to deadlines
• Appear smart and professional
• Willing to work overtime when necessary


Key responsibilities:

• Liaise with Partners and Fee Earners to ensure that all receivables are being followed up in a timely manner
• Chase overdue receivables by telephone, e-mail, letter etc to ensure invoices are settled as soon as possible
• Meet with Partners to discuss current and future issues that may delay or prevent payment
• Build strong working relationships with clients wherever possible
• Ensure that relevant collection information is recorded on the Innovations system to ensure the team have latest information available
• Facilitate removal of all obstacles to payment thereby ensuring that settlements are made in full as quickly as possible
• Proactively deal with problems before they become issues that could hold up a payment
• Produce and collate reports when requested
• Liaise with the Revenue (Billing) Team and Cashiers to resolve client queries in a timely manner
• Liaise with overseas offices in respect of London fees billed from their offices and when requested their fees billed from London.


Core Competencies:

• Membership of the Institute of Credit Management is desirable
• Education to degree standard is desirable
• Intermediate to advanced spreadsheet skills
• Good IT literacy skills
• Previous experience within a Top 4 legal firm des.
• Knowledge of Elite
• Flexible in attitude and approach to work
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong customer service experience

£35k

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