Legal Credit Controller
A new job opportunity for a skilled Credit Controller with legal experience for a top tier law firm has arisen.
Working in a successful and experienced Credit Control team and reporting into the Credit Manager this person will be responsible for:
Key duties and responsibilities
- Ensure invoice debts are collected in a timely manner
- Hold regular meetings with partners and clients to ensure all relevant debts are chased as necessary
- Following up overdue invoices by telephone, email and letter within agreed time scales
- Maintaining accurate notes on the credit control database ( Credit Force) which is used to keep a record of outstanding invoices and may be used to manage the scheduling of payment chasing
- Dealing with queries from case handlers, clients and other members of the Finance Department.
- Daily communication with cashiers and billing assistants.
- Establish working relationships with the partners in dealing with outstanding debts and negotiating for payment with clients
- The Credit Controller will also need to use Elite to make general invoice enquiries.
- A working knowledge of Excel and Elite Enterprise is necessary for ad hoc queries and providing schedules to clients
- Cash collection and debtor day targets are agreed each month for each practice area of the firm, and debtor ageing levels are monitored. Regular team meetings with the Senior Credit Controller are used to establish the most appropriate approach for chasing outstanding debts in the forthcoming period
- The role requires a methodical approach to ensure all relevant debts are chased but the successful candidate will also need to be convincing and persuasive when communicating with clients and partners
- All duties necessary to support the management of outstanding client debts in line with agreed targets
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