Revenue Assistant

We are recruiting a Revenue Assistant to join our Finance Department.

What this means for you

Joining Macfarlanes means being part of a collaborative, approachable team who want you to succeed. You’ll be encouraged to get involved and recognised for your contribution.

We take your development seriously. Our learning and development programmes are second to none and are designed to help you strengthen your skills.

Above all, you’ll be part of a firm where we all work together as part of a cohesive and supportive team, value your efforts and help you to thrive.

The team

The Revenue team is part of the wider Finance department and comprises a Senior Revenue Controller, five Revenue Controllers, three Revenue Executives, and four Revenue Assistants. The team also includes a Senior Credit Controller, a Credit Controller, and an E-Biller, all of whom report to the Senior Revenue Manager.

The role

The firm raises circa 20,000+ invoices a year. It is the responsibility of the Revenue Assistant to accurately convert the work in progress (WIP) into a compliant invoice, to secure timely payment of invoices, to resolve and escalate payment queries and to ably assist their revenue controllers.

Duties will include:

• processing 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 timeframe and escalated to fee earners, revenue controllers or management;
• ensure that requests from the practice teams are actioned efficiently, professionally and to a high standard;
• attentively ensure that all relevant information relating to unpaid invoices is recorded in the firms debt collection program to be fed back to partners and fee-earners; and

This job description encompasses the main duties of the role and is by no means exhaustive. It is anticipated that duties may vary from time to time according to the needs of the department.

During the first six months of employment, you may be required to attend the office four days per week to support onboarding, training and collaboration. Your line manager may adjust this requirement based on your progress and business needs.

The candidate

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. In addition, we would like them to meet the following requirements:

• achieved A-Levels or an equivalent qualification and exhibit a strong interest in further developing their professional career;
• excellent inter-personal communication and written skills and demonstrating experience of liaising with clients, partners, fee-earners, secretaries and finance colleagues;
• collaborative team player who actively supports and motivates their colleagues, fostering a positive and productive working environment. Diligent in following instructions whilst demonstrating the confidence to raise questions and seek clarification where needed;
• 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; and
• experience of legal systems are desirable but not essential. Good keyboard skills and competence in Word, Excel and Outlook are required.

It is essential that the successful candidate has an eye for detail and the ability to act positively, creatively and intuitively when presented with challenges. The job holder is expected to work within the established billing and debt collection procedures. There is a high volume of work to process and the job holder will be expected to prioritise and use their initiative and commercial sense to ensure that queries are resolved efficiently and effectively.

Application screening

Any offer of employment with us is subject to our pre-employment checks which are conducted by a third-party screening provider. These may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records and employment references. These checks will be initiated with your consent and your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks.

About Macfarlanes

Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in private capital, private wealth, M&A and disputes. Personal connection, an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to excellence are at the heart of our firm. These values drive our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.

We are big enough to undertake the most complex and demanding mandates yet small enough to know each other well and to be agile, adapting to the needs of our clients. We seek to strengthen the firm by recruiting talented people from all backgrounds who want to build long-lasting and impactful careers with us. Our culture is challenging and supportive, creating an environment where individuals can thrive.

Our commitment to inclusion

Inclusion is one of our key priorities and it is a goal we are actively working towards. We believe that an inclusive, forward-thinking culture is intrinsically important and enables us to provide innovative solutions to our clients.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, bringing different perspectives and experiences, making Macfarlanes an exciting and stimulating place to work. We seek to recruit the best candidates, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic background, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic.

As part of this commitment, we will ask you certain diversity data questions. We would really appreciate you and/or your recruiter completing these questions when submitting an application to Macfarlanes as this data enables us to measure our progress and identify any actions needed to continue to support an inclusive culture. This data is anonymised to maintain the privacy of applicants. If you have any questions relating to how this data is used, please contact a member of the recruitment team.

Should you require any adjustments during the application and/or interview process, please do not hesitate to inform your recruiter or a member of the recruitment team. Please note, the job description is available in other accessible formats (for example, large print).

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please email the recruitment team at recruitment@macfarlanes.com.