The Department

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.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management, MDR Cyber, MDR Discover, MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx. Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work, each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.

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.

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