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Yesterday LF929080 Credit Controller Competitive City of London

Career Legal

London

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GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Credit Controller to join their Finance team. This role is crucial in providing a best-in-class service to clients and colleagues, focusing on client billing, credit control, and strategic financial management. You will be responsible for daily cash postings, managing credit control actions, and liaising with various teams to resolve queries. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in credit control, excellent administrative skills, and a proactive attitude. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact the firm’s financial success and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

  • Experience in a credit controller role is essential.
  • Strong administrative and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily cash posting and credit control follow-ups.
  • Generate monthly statements and liaise with clients on queries.
  • Produce reports on cash collections and debtor balances.

Skills

Credit Control
Administrative Skills
Communication Skills
Attention to Detail
Team Player
Pro-active Attitude

Tools

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word

Job description

Operating for over a decade, our client is a leading global player in commercial law. They have a range of high-profile clients including FTSE and AIM companies, and a dedicated team of over 900 lawyers across eleven offices. People are key to their success, which is why they seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of their global practice.

They are now looking for a Credit Controller. Our Finance team aims to provide a best-in-class service to our clients and colleagues regarding the financial aspects of our business. Our specialisms include client billing, credit control, supplier invoice processing, and payment. We also support with the strategic management of the firm, protecting our financial interests and ensuring we’re responsive to the changing needs of the business.

Responsibilities
  • Daily cash posting for multiple bank accounts and entities
  • Day-to-day credit control follow-ups and reminders by telephone/email/post
  • Maintaining credit control action lists and monitoring debtor balances/ageing
  • Generating and sending monthly statements and weekly reminders to clients
  • Liaising with fee earners/partners on problem debtors and providing ad-hoc reports and credit checks as required
  • Liaising with the billing team on e-billed balances/queries
  • Dealing with invoice and payment queries
  • Producing reports on cash collections, debtor days, and bad debts
  • Issuing engagement letters and standard terms of business paperwork to new clients
  • Producing reports for monthly finance meeting
  • Filing of client correspondence and internal documents
Candidate Profile
  • Demonstrable experience in credit controller role
  • Excellent administrative skills
  • Good communication skills (written and oral)
  • Pro-active attitude to work
  • Team player
  • Attention to detail and methodical approach
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
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