Business Revenue Assistant

The role

We are looking for a Business Revenue Assistant to join our Finance team. You will be reporting in to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (FP&A) and working closely with and supporting the two Business Revenue Controllers. The Business Revenue Assistant will work with fee earners in efficiently managing the firm’s lock up i.e. the WIP and Debtors. 

The Business Revenue Assistant will have monthly meetings with the Fee Earners on their individual lock-up, working with them to maximise monthly/timely billing and cash collection, highlighting areas of exposure for the Firm.

Role responsibility

As a Business Revenue Assistant, you will have responsibility for a variety of tasks including;

• Preparing a monthly schedule for the Business Revenue Controller providing a summary on all WIP and Debtors with commentary on the progress of those Clients/Matters.
• Attending monthly meetings with specific Fee Earners as required on their WIP and Debt. Reporting to the Business Revenue Controller and FP&A Manager on progress.
• Escalating to the FP&A Manager and Team Leaders any issues with clients and matters on WIP and Debtors. 
• Chasing clients as agreed, directly via telephone and email for settlement of outstanding debts.
• Monitoring any agreed payment plans in place to ensure adherence, and reporting any defaulters to Business Revenue Controller.
• Dealing with monies held in client accounts and arranging for secretaries or Fee Earners to obtain approval to pay outstanding debts where possible. This will also involve working with the cashiers on maximising ‘Client to Office’ transfers in settlement of client debt.
• Updating system notes in relation to debtor updates and issues around WIP.
• Being pro-active to ensure meetings with fee earners take place regularly at the required times.  For some Fee Earners, persistence will be a necessity and the individual should demonstrate resilience in overcoming obstacles.

About you

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate;

• Experience in working in a legal or professional services environment in a similar role. 
• Experience in chasing clients for payments of debts.
• Familiarity with using credit control systems in particular ARCS.
• Familiarity with Elite 3E (accounting system), having had previous experience using it.
• The ability to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload in a deadline driven environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual holiday
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Staff Introductory Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About us

We are a London based, full-service law firm, specialising in providing straightforward advice to entrepreneurial businesses and individuals on domestic and international matters.

We have grown substantially in recent years, including two mergers and an office move. We’ve also matured in terms of our approach to providing advice to our clients, seeking to simplify and improve the experience of working with a modern, independent law firm.

We’re proud of our journey. Without losing sight of where we’ve come from, we are focused on where we’re going. We are evolving and growing every day. And just like our clients, we are ambitious and moving forward. Many of our clients are entrepreneurial, ambitious enterprises who are often privately or family owned, or private equity backed. We are one of the only London based law firms with a large private wealth offering alongside significant business law capability.

The firm also advises major corporates on particular specialist legal matters who find our straightforward approach a compelling alternative to larger, less personal firms.