We are delighted to be working with one of the UK's most established law firms to find a Revenue Controller based in Newcastle.
The salary for this role is £31,000, and the hours are 37.5 per week (8:30am-5pm) with the opportunity for hybrid working once fully trained.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing WIP, debt and unbilled disbursements for specific clients and teams in the business in line with targets.
- Recovering outstanding debt.
- Working closely with partners and other fee earners to review WIP, debt and unbilled disbursements, and providing updates to the Accounts Manager and Finance Director.
- Using the firm's credit control system to manage tasks and update actions.
- Ensuring timely and effective billing to enable more prompt cash collection.
- Dealing with invoicing issues received from clients or internally.
- Ensuring correct billing setup in the finance system to facilitate the billing process.
- Actioning requests for information from clients and internally.
- Assisting with the development and implementation of improved revenue control processes.
- Assistance with allocating cash in the finance system.
- Assistance with client and matter maintenance on the systems.
- Assistance with review and maintenance of client billing requirements including charge out rates.
- Chasing uncompleted time and dealing with time recording queries from fee earners.
- Assistance with monitoring client balances.
Benefits:
- Holiday entitlement linked to continuous length of service:
o Up to 4 years - 25 days
o Upon 4 years - 26 days
o Upon 5 years - 27 days
o Upon 10 years - 28 days
- Hybrid working arrangements (40%/60%).
- Workplace pension offering up to 6% matched contributions.
- Life Assurance at 4x annual salary.
- Access to 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free annual Headspace subscription.
- Subsidised city centre parking / Annual travel tickets.
- Employee Referral Scheme.
- Holiday Purchase - offering an additional purchase of 1 working week (pro rata for part-time employees).
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Critical Illness Cover.
- Benefit Hub - offering vouchers and cashback rewards.
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
- Technology Purchase Scheme.
Key Attributes/Skills:
- Attention to detail.
- Able to work well independently as well as part of a team.
- Communication skills both written and verbally.
- An understanding of credit control processes.
- Excel skills.
- Experience working in an accounts team within the legal sector or professional services.
If you are interested in this Revenue Controller role, click 'Apply Now' and a member of our team will be in touch!