Revenue Controller (12 month FTC)

London (Central), London (Greater)
£30,000 to £35,000
04 Jul 2017
01 Aug 2017
909447
Legal Finance
Temporary
Full Time

My client has a history going back to the late 1800s when they were established in the City of London. They opened their first overseas office in the 1970s and now have offices in 10 locations across the globe. With over 500 lawyers worldwide, they are a dynamic, commercial firm and leaders in their specialist business areas.

Responsibilities

Management of departmental revenue; billing time, analysis of aged WIP, ensuring regular reviews of WIP are carried out and forward.

Regularly review WIP reports to ensure dead matters are closed and unrecoverable time and disbursements are written off

Review of CCLs at matter set-up, ensuring specific terms are reflected at set-up in readiness for billing

Taking appropriate action, consultation with matter Partners, in dealing with unbillable WIP, including CFAs

Monitoring levels of client exposure and reporting matter in need of attention to the Revenue Manager

Regular review of unbilled time and disbursements in order to identify bills to be raised and supporting efforts to reach billing targets on a monthly basis

Ensure bills identified are raised, finalised and dispatched in a timely manner, assisting with drafting of related correspondence as needed

Support and assist the Collections team as well as matter Partners by responding promptly to their requests for information

Ensure relevant SRA Accounts Rules requirements are met

Ensure the firm's policies and procedures are adhered to

Proactively work as a team with other Revenue Controllers to help meet targets and identify opportunities to reduce the working capital of the fir

Respond to Ad-hoc queries from other departments and Fee Earners in respect of billing and revenue

Candidate Profile

Solid revenue experience gained within a legal partnership or LLP environment

Professional training and qualifications gained in accountancy and/or revenue management ideal

Understanding of SRA and applications of VAT

IT literate; Excel and Elite 3E.

Thorough understanding of best practice techniques for managing the revenue cycle

Excellent written and communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels

Highly client focused

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