Working Capital Assistant Manager

4 weeks ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This job is with Kennedys, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Kennedys is looking to recruit an Working Capital Assistant Manager to join our global Finance team based in Chelmsford. The successful applicant will contribute to the effectiveness of the Finance department by providing a comprehensive and efficient service to internal and external clients in order that the business objectives of the firm and the department are achieved.

Team

Kennedys Finance team support the firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the firm's internal and external clients.

Our Finance team is made up of Financial Control, Financial Planning and Reporting, Management Accountants, Working Capital Management, Legal Cashiers and a Master Data Management Team.

Our UK Finance team is based in Chelmsford and London and have a presence in eight global offices.

Key responsibilities

  • To lead and develop a team that provide proactive transactional support for billing and collections, providing an efficient and effective billing solution, and maximising collections to actively support reduction of lockup
  • Actively develop strong relationships at Team Leader/Partner level, leading and/or supporting the team with regular lockup reviews, with the purpose of pursuing billing opportunities and specific actions to accelerate collections
  • Working collectively with other Assistant Managers and the team ensure that all queries and issues are returned to fee earners resolved utilising the combined knowledge and resource in the Working Capital Management and wider Finance team.
  • Working with peers, ensure that all staffing issues regarding holiday & sickness cover, performance and recruitment are managed in a collaborative and consistent manner.
  • Monitor team and individual performance to ensure the delivery of a first class service across the firm.
  • Ensure a high standard of service to the firm's internal clients to assist in developing the professional reputation of the department
  • Develop, motivate, mentor and coach team members.
  • Mentor and develop team members to problem solve and aspire to stand out as SMEs and future leaders within the team.

Required experience

  • Demonstrable experience of leading transactional teams covering billing and/or collections with a strong track record in goal setting, performance management, recruiting, training, performance management and disciplinary.
  • Must have Advanced Excel and reporting skills: Ability to streamline data reporting to internal and external customers into meaningful information, report writing, data trend analysis. Word, PowerPoint presentation of monthly numbers.
  • Experience in legal and insurance sectors would be beneficial, but key is a strong target driven, commercial mindset.
  • Flexible and adaptable to deal with changing requirements, able to balance competing priorities and deliver in line with management expectations
  • Can do attitude with excellent communication and relationship building skills. Pushing team to adopt the same Can do attitude to problem solving to both internal and external issues.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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