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Credit Controller

  • Location: City of London
  • Salary: Negotiable per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 4 years ago

  • Sector: Accounting & Finance
  • Function: Accounting
  • Contact: Amanda Longville
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 08 December 2019
  • Job Ref: JN -112019-445514

One of London's leading City Law firms are hiring a new Credit Controller to join their dynamic finance team based in the heart of Central London.

Key responsibilities:

  • Develop the firm's credit control procedures and implement enhancements where appropriate.
  • Record credit control activity on timely basis in the firm's tracking spreadsheet. Act accordingly off the metrics provided by the spreadsheet.
  • Create and implement procedures for accelerating the billing of WIP.
  • Revise and implement procedures for accelerating cash collection.
  • Manage the outstanding client balances falling due.
  • Communicate with clients, partners or staff to manage and improve cash collection.
  • Implement and monitor credit and exposure limits.
  • Manage all aspects of Billing and Credit Control reporting including creating reports where necessary.
  • Manage escalation procedure for addressing old WIP and debt.
  • Where required initiate proceedings to ensure outstanding debts are bought to a satisfactory conclusion.
  • Keep management up to date with billing and credit management issues.
  • Ad hoc reconciliations, reports, client analyses etc.

Personal attributes

  • It is essential you have experience within a Credit Control role and a background in either professional or financial services.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with internal and external clients at all levels.
  • Able to work independently.
  • Proactive and systematic approach.

Competitive salary plus benefits.

If you are interested, please apply ASAP or call 0207 936 1000 if you have any questions.