Your new company
You will work for a leading law firm and sit within the Credit Control department. This role is a full time and permanent opportunity, reporting into the Credit Control Manager / Financial Controller.

Your new role

* Managing the outstanding sales balances falling due and ensuring payment of outstanding invoices by appropriate use of e-mail, letter and telephone contact with our clients.
* Sending out statements of accounts to our clients.
* Recording all communications made with clients.
* Sending out copy invoices to clients.
* Liaising internally with fee earners and the E-Billing Administrator progress any problems regarding invoice delivery and/or payment.
* Daily banking of cheques (when received) and manage the Barclaycard merchant services account.
* Posting receipts on to our IPT system and allocating the payments to outstanding invoices.
* General sales ledger administration to ensure our client records are kept up to date.
* Maintain the Sterling, US$ and Euro cashbooks.
* On-boarding new clients to include financial risk assessment, AML, terms of business and client engagement letters.
* Regularly meet and discuss with the Credit Controller and Financial Controller the position on new clients, debtors, cash collections against targets and any related issues.
* This is not an exhaustive list. The post-holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the overall purpose and level of the role and as the needs of the business change over time.

What you'll need to succeed

* IT literate - must be comfortable working with new IT systems
* Diligent, attention to detail
* Methodical approach to work
* Excellent communication skills
* Proactive approach to problem solving
* Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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