Credit Controller

Department: Business Services - Finance

Location: Bristol

Description

Support the business in collecting client debts and meeting the firm’s collection targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Following Credit Control collection processes relevant to the type of client debt, ensuring effective chasing, minimising ageing of the debt ledger.
• Updating the Practice Management System (PMS) with accurate and meaningful collection notes.
• Liaising with Partners, lawyers and the Practice management team to update them on the current debt position.
• Flagging potential issues to the Supervising Timekeeper (STK), and where applicable the Practice Manager, so they can set the strategy to collect the debt.
• Meeting with the Credit Control Supervisor for line-by-line ledger reviews on a monthly basis to discuss progress, escalations and problematic issues.
• Producing standard debt reports where necessary via the Finance Self-Service Reporting Suite.
• Supporting the Sales Ledger team in gaining client payment remittances where these are missing to ensure accurate allocation of monies.

Feeding back any billing issues to the Revenue team so processes can be checked and amended where necessary.

Liaising with the Revenue team when disputes are raised by the client and agreed by the STK so the relevant action can be taken.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience in credit control, preferably in the legal sector.
• An ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients and confident in managing difficult discussions.
• An ability to respond effectively to both internal and external clients' demands in a confident and efficient manner.
• Good knowledge and experience in various systems and Microsoft products.
• Self-motivated, determined and confident in their abilities.
  
  

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.