Description:
Delighted to be supporting a large law firm based in central London in recruiting for a Finance Assistant.
Duties will include:
- process a high number of invoices each month according to established procedures and judiciously send the invoices to our clients;
- ensure that the debt collection of invoices is undertaken in accordance with the credit control procedure;
- ensure that queries raised by a client are resolved in the appropriate time frame and escalated to fee earners, revenue controllers or management;
- attentively ensure that all relevant information relating to unpaid invoices is recorded in system to be fed back to partners and fee-earners; and
- provide the necessary support to revenue controllers and keep the revenue coordinator and head of revenue team informed of all issues and concerns.
Skills and Experience:
- the successful candidate will ideally have one to two years previous experience of working as a revenue assistant, biller or credit controller in a professional services environment;
- they will be of A-Level standard or equivalent and will be interested in furthering their education, for example studying AAT;
- excellent inter-personal communication skills (both written and verbal), demonstrating experience of liaising with clients, partners, fee-earners, secretaries and finance colleagues;
- team player who supports and motivates their colleagues. Follows instructions, but is confident to query instructions when unsure;
- demonstrate a clear track record of commitment to the highest level of customer service;
- a high level of numeracy is required together with a good understanding of financial workings;
- experience of legal systems are desirable but not essential. Good keyboard skills and competence in Word, Excel and Outlook are required; and
- it is essential that the candidate will have an eye for detail and the ability to act positively, creatively and intuitively when presented with challenges.