Senior Finance Manager

2 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom THE CHARALLE GROUP Full time

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager - US Law Firm

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About The Role: We are seeking an experienced Finance professional to lead the billing and revenue control functions for our prestigious US law firm. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

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Key Responsibilities:

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  • Prepare prebills, bills, credit notes, and detailed billing reports for a defined group of partners and clients.\
  • Deal with time and disbursement write-offs, as well as edits to time and transfers.\
  • Review time entries to ensure proper coding, billing rates, compliance with client guidelines, and missing time.\
  • Liaise closely with partners and other fee earners to issue bills in a timely manner and maximize billing.\
  • Ensure VAT compliance and all other statutory/legislative requirements for client billing.\
  • Handle billing enquiries, client accruals, account analysis, and ad-hoc reporting.\
  • Pursue debtors frequently and effectively by telephone, email, and letter to secure payment with agreed payment terms.\
  • Proactively engage fee earners and partners to improve collections and reduce debt.\
  • Attend meetings with fee earners and partners to agree collection plans.\
  • Review aged debt lists regularly to identify bills that can be chased – ensuring any issues are identified and escalated promptly to the partner or finance management as appropriate.\
  • Ensure the credit control database is updated regularly and maintained with current activity summary.\
  • Liaise with the Assistant Finance Manager for Billing & Collections to make them aware of any issues.\\

Skills and Qualifications:

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  • Previous legal knowledge/law firm background is preferable.\
  • Working knowledge of a Credit Control function and legal billing cycles.\
  • Experienced in billing in multi-currencies internationally.\
  • Team player but also able to work independently.\
  • Knowledge of Solicitors Accounting Rules and VAT gained through experience.\
  • Good level of IT skills including MS Word and Excel.\
  • Ideally a working knowledge of Aderant Expert, Aderant Classic or similar financial systems.\
  • 5 GCSE's grade (A to C) or 3 A Levels (A to C).\

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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