Taylor Rose is a Top 60 Law firm with a national footprint across the UK. We are committed to developing our employees and to delivering outstanding service to our customers. Our vision is to continue to deliver #smart #modern #law and to embrace and develop our employees through their career.
We are seeking a Credit Controller to assist the revenue manager and the wider Finance Team, whilst the position is based out of our Peterborough office, we can offer the role as a hybrid role, with some travel to our Carter Lane office with the finance team and the wider Team. You will have previous experience in Credit Control, with both volume and high value, we are seeking a tenacious individual who is looking to gain further experience within the niche of legal finance. We offer a competitive remuneration, hybrid working once training and induction programme completed, 26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and working Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 17.00pm.
The Credit Controller will work closely with the Revenue Manager to collect cash across the firm and to help oversee the management of WIP. Significant capital balances are locked up in debtors and WIP. These need to be properly managed to maximise the collection of cash, to minimise the bad debts and provide accurate monthly financial results.
Working collaboratively with busy fee earners, help drive forward improvements to existing procedures and processes.
This role involves but is not limited to:

• Deliver a high-quality collections process to all fee earners within the business and monitor the effectiveness of the process.
• Review and manage the level of WIP in the business liaising with relevant fee earners, heads of department and financial management
• Understand the firm’s billing rules
• Support the billing write off process and ensure any material amounts are brought to the attention of the Credit Manager.
• Work with the Credit Manager in reporting within the case management system to detail the situation on a monthly basis and track progress

Requirements:

• Experience of credit control procedures preferably gain within a law firm
• Understanding of SRA regulations and regulatory environment
• Ability to plan and prioritise, produce high quality work while handling multiple projects
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Resilience and ability to challenge appropriately
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Taylor Rose will contact you by telephone or email regarding your application. We do not ask for personal details upon application and all emails will come from a legitimate email address. If you are asked to respond to an application with your personal details, then please contact the Recruitment team.
Company Core Values:
Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best we can be.
Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth.
Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force.
Commit: To work with integrity and invest in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
• Credit control: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Thorpe Wood Peterborough, PE3 6SB (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person
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