Legal Billing & Revenue Controller

The Company

Our client is a growing, progressive, and forward-thinking law firm where exceptional technical ability is a given. The personality and creativity of their people sit at the heart of the business and underpin its ongoing success. They are recognised experts across several practice areas, providing legal services to SMEs, directors and shareholders, private clients, banks, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners.

The Role

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Billing & Revenue Controller. This is a proactive and commercially focused position, responsible for the firm's billing processes, matter ledger management, and aged debt. The role plays a key part in maintaining the financial health of the firm through accurate billing, effective credit control, and close collaboration with fee earners and Partners. The position reports to the Senior Cashier / Operations Director.

Responsibilities will include

• Manage the firm's internal credit-control workflows using the case-management system.
• Monitor, chase, and reduce outstanding invoices through proactive communication.
• Issue formal correspondence, including Letters Before Action, to clients where required.
• Conduct follow-up calls with clients regarding overdue invoices.
• Work closely with solicitors and Partners to advance debt recovery on their matters.
• Review current credit-control practices and recommend process improvements.
• Place clients on stop where necessary.
• Work with fee earners to manage all billing across the firm.
• Draft and raise bills using the case-management system.
• Review matter ledgers to ensure accurate billing.
• Process disbursement billing and apply correct VAT treatment.
• Post client-to-office account payments.
• Finalise and post bills onto the accounts system.

The Person

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and adopts a positive, can-do approach to work. It's essential you have good credit control experience and solid experience of reading matter ledgers in the legal industry. They are seeking someone who is confident in all aspects and is able to work with minimal supervision. It's also essential you have worked directly with Partners and Directors, reading legal ledgers, traditional credit control and ensuring the financial health of a file (such as billing WIP and disbursements, getting money on account, putting files on stop). This may suit someone who has worked previously for boutiques or mid-range firms.

In addition:

• Previous experience within a law firm in a similar role.
• Proficiency in using a case-management software system.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.

The Hours

9am-5:30pm

The Location

London - hybrid working model.

The Benefits

• 25 days' paid annual leave per year.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Private health cover after completion of the probationary period.
• Hybrid working model to support work-life balance.
• Complimentary in-house breakfast and staff snack bar.
• Critical illness and income-protection insurance.
• Pension scheme.
• Access to online private GP services.
• Wellbeing support, including medical helpline and legal support.