Working Capital Controller Ftc

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Lewis Silkin LLP Full time

Term:
- Contract- Duration:
- 1 year- Working hours:
- Full-time- Reports to:
- Billing Manager- Department:
- Finance Department- Location:
- London- The firmLewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.

With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.

Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
- The departmentThe Billing Team, led by the Billing Manager, works closely with the fee-earning departments to ensure client bills are issued in a timely manner, that any work in progress (“WIP”) is followed up on and that billing is maximised on a monthly basis. In addition the team liaises closely with the eBilling, Credit Control and Cashier teams, to ensure open lines of communication and work flows across the teams, as appropriate.
- ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Billing Manager, the WCC will be responsible for supporting fee earners from both the Employment, Immigration and Reward division and the Creators Makers, Innovators division.

Organising and attending monthly WIP/billing meetings with partners and associates in the designated divisions, the WCC will be responsible for all activities in the billing life-cycle, including:

- Assisting with raising pro-forma, engrossing and all other billing related processing;
- Liaising with Business Divisional Manager, Partners and Associates to maximise billing for each division;
- Setting up monthly billing routines, as required;
- Dealing with ledger queries and credit note requests, as appropriate;
- Following up on billing promises;
- Chasing outstanding pro-formas on a weekly basis;
- Processing all WIP write-offs and transfers;
**Desired experience**
- Billing experience and experience of using Elite preferred, however not essential.
- Experience working within professional services, ideally legal.

The WIP Controller must be able to demonstrate:

- Excellent organisational skills, both to ensure work is delivered in a timely manner and deadlines are met;
- Strong communication skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels from senior partners to junior staff;
- Readiness to challenge fee earners if billing is not happening in a timely manner;
- An ability to manage own workload, independently, whilst working as part of an effective team; and
- Willingness to work additional hours as required, e.g. to meet month end close down deadlines.
- Additional informationAt Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.

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