Mishcon has experienced a huge amount of growth in recent years and
our success shows no sign of stopping. We have doubled in size in the
last five years and are lucky enough to retain a really strong,
values-based culture. Our Finance team also continues to go from
strength to strength and we are involved in exciting and innovative
initiatives across the firm. Rather than being considered a necessary
support function, our Finance department is an integral part of the
strategy of the firm and this is reflected both by the level of
investment and how new initiatives are discussed at the most senior level.
Duties and Responsibilities
To provide a high quality credit management provision
meeting the needs of both external and internal clients.
The main duties include, but are not limited to:
Independently managing a ledger of up to 450 client accounts.
Ensuring that accounts are actioned in a prompt
manner and within strict departmental and SRA guidelines.
Resolving client queries to ensure timely payment of debt.
Liaising with Partners & Fee Earners to
facilitate payment.
Accurately maintaining client collection records.
Preparation of client statements and account history
reconciliations for internal stakeholders and clients of the firm.
Regular and ad hoc reporting of ledger debt figures
to team leaders / credit manager.
Preparation of reports in advance of attending
Partner meetings.
Maintaining KPI's in line with individual and team standards.
Participating in Departmental initiatives.
Participating in Departmental Team Meetings.
Promoting the Department in a positive light both
externally and internally.
Skills/Experience
Experience of credit management gained within a legal environment.
Strong Excel skill including vlookups and pivot
tables. Strong numerical skills.
Tenacious and articulate both in writing and
verbally. Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent organisational skills and ability to
prioritise work and to work to deadlines.
Dynamic and driven; uses initiative.
Ability to effectively manage own workload.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Personable and confident, able to build relationships
with partners/ key stakeholders.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Great team-working skills.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.
Please note that this job
profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline
of the key components of the role. You may be required by your
line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon
de Reya Group is an independent international professional
service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people
with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya
LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement
the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years,
showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and
Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography
often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas:
Corporate;
Dispute
Resolution; Employment;
Innovation;
Private;
and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya and Taylor
Vinters merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies
to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share
of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy
services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and
inclusion.
Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning, development
and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our
innovative impact strategy, including a commitment
to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central
strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon
Purpose, a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven
insight to clients.
We strive to create a fully
diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered
to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture
and are always happy to talk flexible working.