Location:London
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 DOE
Job Type: Full time
The Credit Controller is responsible for managing the firm’s accounts receivable ledger, ensuring timely recovery of outstanding invoices, maintaining positive client and partners relationships, and supporting effective cash flow management in line with legal sector regulations and internal policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and monitor the sales ledger, ensuring accurate recording of invoices, payments, credit notes and adjustments
- Proactively pursue outstanding invoices by telephone, email and written correspondence, ensuring payment is received in accordance with agreed terms
- Work closely with partners, fee earners and clients to resolve billing queries, disputes and payment issues promptly and professionally
- Carry out credit checks on new and existing clients, recommend suitable credit limits, and escalate higher-risk accounts where appropriate
- Prepare aged debt reports, support cash flow forecasting, reconcile client accounts and investigate any discrepancies
- Ensure compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and the firm’s financial procedures, identifying opportunities to improve credit control processes
Qualifications:
- 5 – 10 years of relevant credit control experience
- Comfortable in a sole CC role where you are trusted to manage your own workload
- Very good working knowledge of MS Excel
- Experience managing accounts receivable ledger over 5m.
If this interests you, apply, or reach me directly: nadia@hourrecruitment.com
To apply for this job email your details to nadia@hourrecruitment.com.
