Credit Control Assistant (French Speaking)
- Recruiter
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Location
- Belfast
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 19 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 31 Aug 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job description
Department Purpose and Structure
The Credit Control team manages and controls the firm's accounts receivable asset. They have a proactive approach to cash collection and minimising exposure to bad debts. They work to strict monthly targets and deadlines, ensuring partners and clients receive accurate and timely financial information.
Role Purpose
To ensure debts are collected from external clients in a timely manner, assess risk of new clients to the firm and minimise the firm's exposure to bad debts. Proactively resolve issues and provide information in a timely manner in line with internal and external client expectations.
Key Relationships
Credit Control Manager and Senior Administrator
Internal and External Clients by telephone/email
Local office Revenue Control Teams
Role and Responsibilities
Assessing the financial risk of new clients globally to the firm
The monitoring of changes in key financial data on a client from an interactive data provider
The management of the Bad debt provision of practice groups / key clients to minimise its impact on the firms profit
Preparation of firm and client payment performance statistics
Proactive contact with Clients, Partners and Fee-Earners by telephone, email, and correspondence in the pursuit of payment of bills and resolving any problems as quickly as possible
Producing financial reports, hourly schedules and disbursements breakdowns as needed for internal and external clients
Monitoring of clients highlighted in debt exposure reports
Occasionally preparing accounts for legal action
Key requirements
Commitment to providing professional, responsive and effective relationships. Gains respect and credibility quickly.
Active team member who supports and engages with others and works effectively in a team
Shares knowledge and skills, and provides and accepts feedback
Excellent communicator and confident in interaction with others. Listens and understands issues from all perspectives and values other opinions. Good persuasion skills.
Delivers tasks in a professional and organised way with limited supervision and responsive to immediate priorities. Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task to meet targets and tight deadlines.
Committed to the maintenance of established processes and systems
Enthusiastic, flexible and pro-active approach
Ability to assimilate large amounts of information quickly
A good commercial awareness and ability to understand the wider business issues and to generate and develop new ideas to add value
Some risk assessment experience would be beneficial
Qualifications
Office based experience
Experience within Credit Control or the Finance function essential
Language essential (French)
Good numeracy and literacy skills and a minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent
Computer literate with experience in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook
Department Purpose and Structure
The Credit Control team manages and controls the firm's accounts receivable asset. They have a proactive approach to cash collection and minimising exposure to bad debts. They work to strict monthly targets and deadlines, ensuring partners and clients receive accurate and timely financial information.
Role Purpose
To ensure debts are collected from external clients in a timely manner, assess risk of new clients to the firm and minimise the firm's exposure to bad debts. Proactively resolve issues and provide information in a timely manner in line with internal and external client expectations.
Key Relationships
Credit Control Manager and Senior Administrator
Internal and External Clients by telephone/email
Local office Revenue Control Teams
Role and Responsibilities
Assessing the financial risk of new clients globally to the firm
The monitoring of changes in key financial data on a client from an interactive data provider
The management of the Bad debt provision of practice groups / key clients to minimise its impact on the firms profit
Preparation of firm and client payment performance statistics
Proactive contact with Clients, Partners and Fee-Earners by telephone, email, and correspondence in the pursuit of payment of bills and resolving any problems as quickly as possible
Producing financial reports, hourly schedules and disbursements breakdowns as needed for internal and external clients
Monitoring of clients highlighted in debt exposure reports
Occasionally preparing accounts for legal action
Key requirements
Commitment to providing professional, responsive and effective relationships. Gains respect and credibility quickly.
Active team member who supports and engages with others and works effectively in a team
Shares knowledge and skills, and provides and accepts feedback
Excellent communicator and confident in interaction with others. Listens and understands issues from all perspectives and values other opinions. Good persuasion skills.
Delivers tasks in a professional and organised way with limited supervision and responsive to immediate priorities. Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task to meet targets and tight deadlines.
Committed to the maintenance of established processes and systems
Enthusiastic, flexible and pro-active approach
Ability to assimilate large amounts of information quickly
A good commercial awareness and ability to understand the wider business issues and to generate and develop new ideas to add value
Some risk assessment experience would be beneficial
Qualifications
Office based experience
Experience within Credit Control or the Finance function essential
Language essential (French)
Good numeracy and literacy skills and a minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent
Computer literate with experience in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook