Legal Credit Controller
- Recruiter
- G2 Legal Limited
- Location
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £22000 - £25000 per annum, Benefits: Benefits Package
- Posted
- 20 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 26 Sep 2018
- Ref
- TW303628
- Contact
- Gemma Taylor
- Job Title
- Legal Finance
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
OUR CLIENT - Taylor Wessing. G2 Legal is exclusively retained by Taylor Wessing to fulfil all its recruitment requirements for the new Taylor Wessing Liverpool office.
Taylor Wessing is a leading international, full service law firm working with clients in the world’s most dynamic and expanding markets. With 32 offices in 19 countries globally, they have now expanded into Liverpool with a vision for long-term reinvention in the UK. The move will allow Taylor Wessing to deliver a best value service for its clients, utilising resources locally, whilst continuing to invest in, attract and retain quality talent. Liverpool is a vibrant city and the ethos of Taylor Wessing to provide an environment that enables creativity to thrive combines the two cultures brilliantly.
THE ROLE – Legal Credit Controller
THE BRIEF – On behalf of Taylor Wessing, G2 Legal is searching for a Legal Credit Controller with a minimum of 2 years' experience handling a significant volume of invoice chasing ideally from a legal background and must have VAT knowledge. Knowledge of the solicitors accounts rules with be advantageous.
You will be working within a small, dedicated collections team based in Liverpool. This role reports into the Credit Control Supervisor and will provide support to specific fee earning departments in the collection of aged debts. This role involves regular liaison with the revenue team and clients whilst maintaining accurate records at all times. The Credit Controller will also provide support within the department locally as well as to the London based Working Capital Manager and Revenue Controllers.
This is a great opportunity to become a part of a newly established team that is striving to reduce the Firm's lock up and reach its cash collection targets whilst improving processes and delivering innovative credit control solutions to the Firm and our clients.
Duties:
Taylor Wessing is a leading international, full service law firm working with clients in the world’s most dynamic and expanding markets. With 32 offices in 19 countries globally, they have now expanded into Liverpool with a vision for long-term reinvention in the UK. The move will allow Taylor Wessing to deliver a best value service for its clients, utilising resources locally, whilst continuing to invest in, attract and retain quality talent. Liverpool is a vibrant city and the ethos of Taylor Wessing to provide an environment that enables creativity to thrive combines the two cultures brilliantly.
THE ROLE – Legal Credit Controller
THE BRIEF – On behalf of Taylor Wessing, G2 Legal is searching for a Legal Credit Controller with a minimum of 2 years' experience handling a significant volume of invoice chasing ideally from a legal background and must have VAT knowledge. Knowledge of the solicitors accounts rules with be advantageous.
You will be working within a small, dedicated collections team based in Liverpool. This role reports into the Credit Control Supervisor and will provide support to specific fee earning departments in the collection of aged debts. This role involves regular liaison with the revenue team and clients whilst maintaining accurate records at all times. The Credit Controller will also provide support within the department locally as well as to the London based Working Capital Manager and Revenue Controllers.
This is a great opportunity to become a part of a newly established team that is striving to reduce the Firm's lock up and reach its cash collection targets whilst improving processes and delivering innovative credit control solutions to the Firm and our clients.
Duties:
- Actively manage debtor balances within specific groups, whilst keeping finance systems up to date at all times
- Chasing client invoices via telephone and email
- Together with the other team members reviewing the department credit control inbox, ensuring all queries are cleared daily
- Attending regular Skype meetings with London to monitor cash collected versus target
- Liaise with the Revenue Controllers to raise and resolve any credit control issues or queries preventing settlement of debt
- Assisting with the production of regular reports and monitoring daily cash collection targets
- Assist office cashiers with reconciling bill payments, ensuring remittance advices are provided at all times
- Updating collections software daily, ensuring payment history contact data is up to date at all times
- General assistance to the Credit Control Supervisor and Revenue Controllers with ad hoc projects as required