Schillings is a multidisciplinary advisory firm with expertise in reputation, privacy and security.
We work with UK and international clients to successfully manage high-stakes opportunities and threats, using a unique combination of capabilities: legal; intelligence; communications; security and diplomacy.
We believe everyone has a right to fair treatment of their reputation, to a reasonable expectation of privacy and to feel safe.
Our experts sit within their specialist team but day-to-day work in multidisciplinary teams solving client problems. They are supported by our business services teams: Clients and Markets, HR, Finance, Risk and Compliance, IT and Client Services.
Because we are a growth business, opportunities appear in all areas and at all levels. We have the largest team of specialist media lawyers in the world, an expanding Intelligence & Investigations team, a growing Critical Risks unit, an evolving Digital Resilience practice, and a new communications agency – Schillings Communications – that will grow significantly in the next three years.
Schillings is a collaborative, fun and welcoming place to work, with a positive culture, strong values and a developed service ethic. We require commitment, diligence, agility and professionalism, and in return provide competitive packages and incredibly stimulating and interesting work. We are committed to sharing learning and creating development opportunities so you can progress your career with us. Our people’s career trajectory and longevity at Schillings is a good example of this: a third of our people have been at the business for over five years. Join us and become part of our story.
Job Title: Finance Revenue Manager
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Job Purpose
The Finance Revenue Manager will manage the revenue and billing functions at Schillings. Your priority is to drive improvements to all the operational business functions in the Finance department including the revenue/billing/cash collection functions, as well as client accounting and disbursements. Leading projects to implement new software, automate and improve the efficiency of existing processes will form a big part of this role. You will help manage the Finance team, providing support to the wider business including the Head of Finance, COFO and Partners.
Role Accountabilities
- Supervise and manage the teams responsible for the firm’s working capital covering WIP, billing and cash collections.
- Responsibility for a wide range of reporting, including:
- Creating and circulating the daily performance report, which includes liaising with fee earners in the business to ensure accurate and timely information
- Reporting debtor and work in progress information to COFO/Head of Finance on a weekly basis
- Reporting debtor, fee income and work in progress information for the monthly management accounts
- Monthly dashboard reports prepared for the board
- Respond to ad hoc reporting requests of the business where necessary, including reporting on key and crown jewel clients.
- Prepare and Lead projects to review all our systems and processes in the billing and credit control function, and the payment function, recommending improvements or additional investment in technology where required.
- Ensure we are obtaining the best results from the firm’s practice management system (i.e. Peppermint) and lead the team seeking to leverage additional benefits from it.
- Ensure the right system controls and security are in place to allow users of the system to perform their roles effectively, without compromising security or processes.
- Supporting the Head of Finance & COFO in integrating the finance functions of any successful acquisitions/new ventures. Supervision of all client accounting, including liaising with the bank where necessary, interest payments, transfers, and counsel disbursements to ensure compliance with the SRA standards.
- Maintaining and improving the provision of management information through optimising the implementation of PowerBI, or other new software products.
- Support the Head of Finance in working with the Head of Risk & Compliance and the Head of HR to help train all staff in relation to financial procedures to ensure compliance.
- Overseeing the external audit & SRA audit, including preparation of all information and requests relating to clients, billing and cash collection.
- Ensure best in class financial controls and reconciliations are operated within the finance function where required.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
- Significant experience with relevant qualification and experience in a similar role to the Finance Revenue Manager position.
- Experience successfully introducing new and improved processes and technologies to refine financial operations.
- Experience in the professional services sector, where time recorded = revenue, is beneficial.
- Logical, with excellent organisational skills and good with numbers.
- Good team working skills at all levels of interaction. Great interpersonal and communication skills both upward and to the team.
- The ability to manage others to meet high quality expectations and deadlines. Prior team management experience is essential.
- Self-disciplined with attention to detail, and ability to self-review.
- The ability to work to daily, monthly and annual deadlines, and report progress upwards.
- A positive and driven attitude which focuses on output, rather than time at the desk.
- A detailed knowledge of SRA Accounts rules and firm’s Anti Money Laundering and KYC processes is advantageous though not essential.
- Advanced in using Excel to reconcile, summarise and analyse data efficiently.
- Self-motivated to deliver and add value wherever appropriate.
- Emotionally intelligent and takes the wellbeing of others seriously.
- Exhibits Schillings values of ‘Innovative; Bold; United; and Excellent’.
Life at Schillings
Given our audacious (and successful) business strategy, it is not surprising that Schillings has a very strong culture. The atmosphere is highly collaborative and focused on excellence. We have worked hard over the years to develop a coaching culture and are remarkably non-hierarchical, especially given our roots as a law firm. Schillings has adopted a set of values to put at the heart of this change and they reflect the intention and tenor of our ambitious plans. They are: ‘Innovative; Bold; United; and Excellent’. Our client list speaks for the outstanding results that have been delivered over many years and the task now is to grow without losing any of the commitment to delivering for clients or the service ethos. Finding people who share our values and can thrive in this environment is key to our success.
It takes a unique mix of people to create something truly great. We appreciate that diversity of thought, background and culture creates the best environment to truly innovate, solve problems and achieve our goals. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds – if you are driven and want to achieve your best then we will give you the platform and support to succeed.
Please let us know if there are any extenuating circumstances we should consider, or any adjustments we may need to make to our selection process, when making your application.
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