Credit Controller

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity

Credit Control is part of the firm's BSC Finance team based in Australia and UK.

The role will manage the credit control processes for a selection of the firm's practice groups and strategic national clients. You will facilitate the timely collection of amounts due and payable for the supply of legal services, with a view to reducing debt levels, debt aging and potential losses.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Establish and maintain relationships across the business with Partners, secretaries and business managers
• Attend regular debtor review meetings with Partners and secretaries to understand the nature of debts, agree on appropriate collection actions and escalate debt issues.
• Analyse the debtor's ledger to identify priorities and risks.
• Follow-up clients to progress payment of outstanding debts in order to improve cashflow and reduce debtor days
• Contribute to the monthly cash flow forecasting process.
• Prepare reports for major clients accounts, partners or clients as requested.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached to the role on our careers page https://www.ashurstperkins.com/en/careers/

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• Prior relevant experience in a similar credit/collections role
• Excellent communicaiton skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to manage time well and prioritise tasks
• Some knowledge of dect recovery procedures and insolvency procedures will be highly regarded
• Experience in a law firm or professional services firm will be highly regarded

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: [email protected] for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst Perkins Coie. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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