Senior Credit Controller in Manchester

Pentagon Talent have partnered with a top 50 UK Law firm, operating on a global capacity in their search for a Senior Credit Controller. The Senior Credit Controller will report into a seasoned Working Capital Manager who has extensive experience in the firm's processes. Working closely with the Working Capital Manager and other team members in London, the successful Senior Credit Controller will be responsible for liaising with various internal departments and senior stakeholders across the business to ensure bills are paid in a timely manner and the team are managing their bad debt provisions accordingly.

Duties/Responsibilities of the Senior Credit Controller:

• To be a pivotal point of the Credit Control team, providing support to the Credit Controllers when reviewing performance, holidays and overtime.
• Ensuring you review the company Credit Control policies and processes, to ensure that cash collection is maintained to a high level.
• Able to work collaboratively with both partners and heads of departments, to build and maintain relationships.
• Ensuring you monitor the team's bad debt provisions and report where necessary to the Credit Manager.
• Managing small claims where applicable.
• Assisting with providing new improvements to the department's systems or reporting output when required.
• Setting the team cash collection targets on both a weekly and monthly basis.
• In-depth knowledge of your own ledger.
• Ensuring client queries are dealt with and handled in a timely manner.

Desired experience of the Senior Credit Controller:

• Previous experience with supervising or managing a team within a professional services environment.
• Able to manage difficult situations, to ensure money is paid in a timely manner.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP and PIVOT table level).
• Experience on Aderant or Elite 3E preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and methodical approach to work.
• A strong communicator.
• Resilient.
• Innovative and able to suggest new ideas.

If you are a Senior Credit Controller looking for a diverse role, which will provide you with further skills and knowledge, to project your career to another level, then this is the role for you. The London-based law firm is looking for a dynamic team leader, who has a proven track record with handling large sums of money and who has the ability to hit the ground running. Do not allow this role to pass you by, apply now!