Job Title: Credit Controller (Legal/Professional Services)
Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.
Job ID: 43399
Salary: £30k
Location: Hybrid, able to attend London office occasionally.
Job Type: Permanent
Company:
An exciting and growing Law firm are looking to bring in a Credit Controller, the role is mainly home based but occasional travel required to London.
The Credit Controller assists the department with all aspects of debt collection, including maintaining
an effective and professional credit control system for the firm.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Collection of outstanding debt by telephone and email;
* Actively meeting with our clients AP teams to build good relationships;
* Managing the collection of debts and their status;
* Preparing weekly and monthly analysis of debtors for internal management purposes;
* Liaising with Partners and other fee earners with regard to queries from clients on unpaid bills;
* Keeping the Operations Manager fully informed of issues, and providing suggestions and solutions to deal with them;
* Sending out monthly statements to clients and assisting with mail merges for the purpose of sending monthly statements;
* Assisting with projects and reports as and when needed;
* Maintaining an up to date and accurate record of clients accounts;
* Maintaining an organised and accurate filing system.
Person Specification
* Minimum of 5 A-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including grade B in English Language, Literature & Maths;
* At least 12 months recent experience of working as a credit controller preferably with a law firm although consideration will also be given to experience in other professional services
* A high attention to detail to produce work/documentation which is consistently of a high standard;
* Proactive in alerting management to issues at an early stage;
* Good computer skills (competent in Excel and Word);
* Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload, to have a flexible approach to ensure all deadlines are met;
* Must be able to work as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal;
* Willingness to excel within an accounts environment and keen to learn.
If this sounds like a good match, then please get in touch ASAP as interviews are taking place immediately.