Finance Assistant

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.Job role: Finance Assistant - Health Business GroupHours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hours per week)Happy to talk flexible workingHill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.Team: Health Business GroupLocation: LiverpoolBenefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.Here Are Some Examples Of What We OfferAnnual leave starting at 25 daysAnnual bonus schemeBirthday privilege day and Christmas shutdownHoliday buy, sell and carryover scheme2 charity volunteering or pro bono daysOptional private medical insurance via BUPAAnnual fitness allowanceFlexible pension schemeISA saving scheme and independent financial adviceElectric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme Medicash EAP with access to counsellingEnhanced family leave policiesAccess to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeingAccess to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons. Life assuranceGroup income protection Annual travel season ticket loanHybrid working and dress for your day policyBespoke training and development opportunitiesFinancial contribution towards home working equipmentRole OverviewReporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner - HBG, you will play a vital role in supporting financial performance and strategic growth within the Health Business Group.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport onboarding process for new clients.Aid in production and finalisation of client engagement letters / framework agreements and other client onboarding documentation.Manage client specific requirements to support good client relations.Co-ordinate individual client requirements e.g. managing purchase orders and rates.Generate WIP reports and distribute to fee earners to initiate billing process. Maintain billing calendars and ensure timely invoice processing. Raise bills according to individual client requirements and protocols.Liaise with internal and external contacts to monitor collections and escalate issues, resolving problematic invoices.Process and manage WIP and disbursement write offs.Process and produce credit notes.Manage specific client MI requests.Process and load e-bills on client systems.Responsible for other admin or finance matters to support the HBG finance team.If required, support other finance-related operations.What Are We Looking ForImportant criteria: Knowledge and understanding of financial information and billing processes.Proficient in MS Excel.Excellent organisational and stakeholder coordination skills.Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.Excellent accuracy and attention to detail across a wide scope.Strong communication skills. It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following: Experience working with Aderant finance system.Experience working in a legal / professional services environment.If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to apply and if successful, we can help you develop along the way. Equality, Diversity and InclusionHill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.Disability SupportWe are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.