Credit Controller
About the Role
What will you be doing?
- As a Credit Controller, you will be in charge of day to day management of the assigned ledger and adhere to working processes
- Understanding how KPIs are set and how best to achieve them
- Building relationships with partners and fee earners to ensure the collection policy is adhered to and escalate any problems clients, fee earners or debts to the management team
- To be able to correctly identify clients that default on payment terms and to liaise with the lawyers/partners on the most appropriate course of action to take as a Credit Controller, taking into account the profile of the client
- Maintaining detailed and accurate notes regarding debtors, along with categorisation of the debt profile, on the firms internal system and ensuring the Supervisor is equipped with the relevant data on the Credit Controller's assigned ledger
- Have a good understanding of the client and the nature of their business
- Holding regular meetings and calls with Practice Group Heads and Partners and holding them accountable to agreed actions
What skills are we looking for?
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task and produce quality work within tight deadlines and when working within different global time zones
- Strong communicator together with effective negotiation skills both with clients and the lawyers/partners
- Be able to prioritise workload around business needs
What's on offer?
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events
To apply please see below or contact Hashim Sajjad.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
