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Credit Controller

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Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Credit Controller to join either our Bristol or Birmingham team, we are open on location and initially will be working remotely. The ideal candidate will have a finance degree or previous finance experience and looking for a stimulating environment to progress and development in.

The team they will join is made up of  15 Credit Controllers within the team who report to a Credit Control Supervisor and Credit Control Manager with plenty of opportunities for development and progression.

Working hours: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday , core office hours 9.00-5.00

Our finance team provides support to the firm in management accounting, billing, credit control, purchase and payments management and budgeting as well as providing financial compliance input to support the firm's strategic decision-making processes. The finance team plays a vital role in managing risk and financial performance for the firm.

Role Responsibility

  • Frequent liaison with other teams within the Finance department
  • Seek collections which ensure cash collection targets are met;
  • Managing often complex account reconciliations;
  • Handle confidential information in line with the firms' data security protocols;
  • Monthly meetings with management 
  • Follow the firms' collection procedure
  • Understand & manage the clients and Partners requirements;
  • Confident in own ability and able to look for a resolution prior to escalating;
  • Collating missing data relevant to the payment of our bills – including cleansing existing data;
  • Liaising with accounts to provide and receive information to ensure data accuracy
  • Take responsibility for monthly management information, provided both internally and externally;
  • Regular contact with the Sales Ledger Department to ensure cash allocations are found promptly and accurately;
  • Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
  • Regular contact with Partners, Clients and Fee-Earners regarding their debt;
  • High volume phone calls & emails (internal & external) chasing the firm's debt;
  • Use Innovations software to manage your ledger, logging notes, queries and diary entries;

The Ideal Candidate

  • Previous experience with Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent developed communication skills;
  • Ability to manage high work-loads;
  • A team player but able to use own initiative;
  • IT literate with ability to pick up new systems quickly;
  • Flexible with a positive 'can do' attitude;
  • Good level of numeracy;
  • Good level of spelling and grammar.
  • A tenacious personality able to handle sometimes difficult phone calls and meetings
  • Lateral thinker with the ability to generate creative solutions to complex problems;

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,400 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Northern Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Central America, Argentina, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are known for our market-leading presence in sectors such as Insurance, Health and Real Estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for the majority of the top 30 insurance and financial services companies operating in the UK. We are the asset management lawyers for the UK’s largest shopping centres and act for 9 of the UK’s top 10 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 155 Chambers UK 2019 practice area and individual lawyer rankings, including 30 rankings at 'Band 1' level. In Legal 500 UK, 2018, the firm received top tier ranking for 32 of its practice areas and 59 practice areas in the top two tiers. In March 2018, we were named as one of Legal Week's Best Legal Advisors for the third year running, achieving category-leading satisfaction scores for our commercial approach, service delivery, quality of legal advice, communication & responsiveness and overall relationships.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

DAC Beachcroft is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. We also welcome direct applications. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

 

DAC Beachcroft

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