Our client currently has an opening for a Credit Controller. To provide a high-quality credit management provision meeting the needs of both external and internal clients.
Responsibilities
- Drive down debtor days by proactively managing a ledger of up to 450 client accounts
- Managing key stakeholders to ensure debt aging is minimised through credit risk monitoring and early query/ issue resolution
- Ensuring that accounts are actioned in a prompt manner and within strict departmental and SRA guidelines.
- Liaising with Partners & Fee Earners to unblock any issues that could cause a delay in payment
- Accurately maintaining client collection records
- Preparation of client statements and account history reconciliations for internal stakeholders and clients of the firm.
- Preparing reports and 'data stories' for partners and influence them into action
- Continually look for opportunities to improve our processes so that we can become a more efficient and effective credit function
Candidate Profile
- Experience of credit management in a professional services environment; previous legal experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
- You are an exceptional communicator, with the ability to influence some very challenging stakeholders using a range of strategies.
- You are analytical – we are a data-driven function and expect a high level of proficiency in this area
- Excellent attention to detail
- You are a collaborator – you can work in partnership with colleagues in both finance and the fee earners to resolve issues
- You are comfortable taking charge of your own workload with minimum supervisor.
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
