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This client is a thriving law firm with offices in central London. They are well known for their work in insurance, the professions, and the construction industry. They are now looking to hire a Legal Cashier to join their small team.
Our client is looking for a Credit controller to provide an important support service to the Partners and Fee Earners in all aspects of debt management.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for ensuring that all credit control functions are completed.
- Responsible for ensuring that client invoices are paid in a timely manner.
- Communicating with clients on a daily basis to chase outstanding debts over 30 days old for the firm’s four offices.
- Keeping up to date information regarding outstanding debts stored on the firm’s accounting system, Peppermint.
- Helping to reduce the firms lock up and ultimately continue to maintain the debtor days at an acceptable level.
- Arranging regular meetings with Partners, either in the office or via teams to discuss actions to be taken on overdue debts.
- When possible, to assist with other duties within the accounts department as assigned by the Head of Accounts.
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience working as a Credit controller in a legal environment is essential.
- Experience of insurance billing and understanding of the markets is desirable, but training will be given.
- E-Billing experience, e.g., Serengeti, Legal-X, & Tymetrix would be advantageous, but training will be given.
- Experience and understanding of apportionment (multi-party), net recovery and joint billing is desirable.
- Experience with working with the firm’s systems (Peppermint, e-billing packages and iManage) would be advantageous.
- An understanding of foreign currency issues is desirable.
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
