Revenue Controller

Posted 10 February 2020
Salary £23000 - £25000 per annum
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceAF - REV - 9476_1581350202
Contact NameAbigail Furlong

Job description

REVENUE CONTROLLER

The ideal Revenue Controller will be responsible for:

  • Building relationships with key clients & stakeholders
  • Assisting with client cost updates
  • Regular meetings with fee earners to discuss WIP, Debt, Client, and Disbursements
  • Proactive follow up of actions points arising from meetings
  • Gain complete transparency of WIP
  • Identifying and escalating issues early on in the cycle
  • Actively involved with billing query resolution
  • Prepare and maintain cash collection forecast
  • Facilitate and report on all credit notes, disbursements write offs and bad debt write offs
  • Assist with Billing (including VAT queries) as required
  • Produce and present lock up reports as requested
  • Understands and cooperates with internal firm procedures
  • Assist to deliver a smooth and timely operation of billing process within departments
    • Creating, processing, amending and dispatching system generated bills in line with firm policy
    • Reviewing draft bills and liaising with the fee earners on any changes required
    • Assisting Partners and Fee Earners with preparing their bills by producing timely and accurate WIP reports; identifying matters to be billed and creating proformas
  • Monitor receipt of monies from clients in payment of bills
  • Process write offs, transfers and any other requests in relation to WIP and bills.
  • Provide cover in the absence of other Legal Billing Assistants and Revenue Controllers

SKILLS

  • Well organised with methodical approach and ability to prioritise
  • Excellent communication skills (able to liaise with partners on a range of billing and credit control matters)
  • Reliable and adaptable team player with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Professional and confident on the telephone
  • Self-motivated and proactive with 'can-do' attitude
  • Excellent attention to detaila nd accuracy
  • Highly numerate
  • Good commercial awareness