Do you have previous Credit Control experience? Are you looking for
the opportunity to join a professional services organisation? If so,
then this could be the role for you. We are looking for a Credit
Controller to join our global Finance team in Leeds.
As a Credit Controller you will be responsible for your own ledger as
well as achieving targets and meeting the wider team's KPI and
reporting metrics. You'll be rewarded with an attractive package, plus
an enviable benefits package.
Travel to all of our UK locations may be required.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading
corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and
sovereign nations.
With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four
continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global
influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North
America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. In
the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.
Our Team
Our Finance Service Centre in Leeds is a large team made of up Credit
Control, Accounts Payable, Database & Billing, Cashiers, and
Business Intake. The team provide centralised support for all of the
UK offices and ensure they provide a world class service to the firm's
internal and external clients. Our team of Credit Controllers report
into the Credit Control Manager.
Our Opportunity
You will be required to achieve targets, and meet the team's KPI and
reporting metrics, and support Partners and Fee Earners in their need
to manage on-going client relationships and timely cash collections
and exposure.
Additionally, the team has a monitoring remit around the credit
collection processes, reporting to and supporting the firm's Head of
Inventory / Asset Control as well as providing report information or
support to other senior members of the wider finance team or the business.
This is a demanding role requiring individuals to be professional and
courteous at all times whilst being comfortable in conflict situations.
You
You will have a minimum of two years' experience within a similar
role, preferably in a professional services environment. You will have
a good understanding of debt recovery as well as an appreciation of
VAT and its practical application.
You will have good IT Knowledge/skills and be competent with desktop
and Microsoft packages (Word and Excel) along with exposure to use of
credit control packages.
What you need to know
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers in the first
instance. We are unable to process applications sent directly by
email. Please complete an online application. No agency CVs accepted
at this time.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
