Credit Controller (12 month FTC) - Leeds

Norton Rose LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose LLP is seeking a Credit Controller for their Leeds office. This full-time role involves managing your own ledger and achieving financial targets within a supportive team environment. Candidates must have relevant experience, a good undergraduate qualification, and strong IT skills. The firm offers a professional workplace with flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience in a similar role, preferably in professional services.
• Good understanding of debt recovery and VAT.
• Professional and courteous demeanor, able to handle conflict situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage own ledger and achieve set targets.
• Support Partners and Fee Earners with client relationships and timely cash collections.
• Monitor credit collection processes and report to Finance team.

Skills

Credit Control Experience

Good IT Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Undergraduate Qualification

Further Education (Desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Credit Control Packages

Job description

Ref No. 4940

Job Location Leeds

Work Type Full Time - Permanent

Description

Do you have previous Credit Control experience? Are you looking forthe opportunity to join a professional services organisation? If so,then this could be the role for you. We are looking for a CreditController to join our global Finance team in Leeds on a 12-monthfixed term basis.

As a Credit Controller you will be responsible for your own ledger aswell as achieving targets and meeting the wider team's KPI andreporting metrics. You'll be rewarded with an attractive package, plusan 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 lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leadingcorporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries andsovereign nations.

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across fourcontinents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and globalinfluence, delivering comprehensive legal services across NorthAmerica, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Inthe UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Our Finance Service Centre in Leeds is a large team made of up CreditControl, Accounts Payable, Database & Billing, Cashiers, andBusiness Intake. The team provide centralised support for all of theUK offices and ensure they provide a world class service to the firm'sinternal and external clients. The team consists of five CreditControllers and two Senior Credit Controllers who all report to theCredit Control Manager.

You will work as part of a team but will have responsibility for yourown ledger. There may be some travel to the other UK locations whencircumstances require.

You will be required to achieve targets, and meet the team's KPI andreporting metrics, and support Partners and Fee Earners in their needto manage on-going client relationships and timely cash collectionsand exposure.

Additionally, the team has a monitoring remit around the creditcollection processes, reporting to and supporting the firm's Directorof Inventory/Asset Control as well as providing report information orsupport to other senior members of the wider finance team or the business.

This is a demanding role requiring individuals to be professional andcourteous at all times whilst being comfortable in conflict situations.

9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, flexibility required

You

You will have a good standard of undergraduate qualification(including Mathematics), or further education would be desirable. Youwill have a minimum of two years' experience within a similar role,preferably in a professional services environment. You will have agood understanding of debt recovery as well as an appreciation of VATand its practical application.

You will have good IT Knowledge/skills and be competent with desktopand Microsoft packages (Word and Excel) along with exposure to use ofcredit control packages.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our careers site at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We areunable to process applications sent directly by email. Please completean online application.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.