Credit Controller

12 Month FTC | Elite 3E | Hybrid (2:3)

This is a great opportunity for a proactive Credit Controller to join a busy, collaborative Finance team, on a 12 month FTC. You'll play a key role in managing the firm's cash collection, reducing lock up and maintaining strong relationships with clients and fee earners. The role requires confidence, accuracy and a solutions focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Client engagement - Proactively and professionally engage with clients and fee earners to secure payment of overdue invoices.
• Cash collection - Ensure cash collection targets are achieved and debt lock up is minimised.
• Statements - Produce and reconcile unpaid invoice statements.
• Issue resolution - Take ownership of resolving issues or queries around unpaid invoices, escalating where necessary and monitoring progress through to resolution.
• Write offs - Process invoice write offs in line with firm policies and VAT rules.
• Cash allocation - Assist the Cashiers team with allocating cash received to the correct invoices.
• Card payments - Process credit/debit card invoice payments.
• Client to bill transfers - Monitor potential client to bill transfers and follow up with fee earners.
• Compliance - Ensure all invoice payment transactions comply with SRA/AML rules.
• Record keeping - Maintain a full log of credit control notes and status updates.
• Reconciliations - Reconcile payments received and investigate any discrepancies.

Skills & Experience

• Credit Control experience - Experience in a similar credit role within a law firm.
• Elite 3E experience - 3E knowledge preferred.
• Communication - Excellent verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactivity - Motivated, proactive and solutions focused with a "can do" approach.
• Confidentiality - Strong understanding of privacy and confidentiality requirements.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.

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