Client Finance Administrator
Full job description
Errington Legal Recruitment
Salary: £26,000 per year
Our client are a top regional firm is seeking a reliable and well organised Client Finance Administrator to support the file closing and billing transactions in their property department.
The role will be suited to secretaries who have had previous finance experience.
Tasks will include, but not limited to:
* Providing financial administrative support; ensuring compliance with legal, firm wide and practice group specific policies and procedures
* Producing and processing invoices (including write offs and invoice narratives) and issuing to clients
* Generating regular credit control reminder letters, emails and statements to clients
* Liaising with clients by email, letter and telephone in a timely and professional manner regarding unpaid and outstanding debts
* Arranging aged debt meetings providing proactive assistance in order to resolve issues and speed up the payment process
* Keeping accurate and up to date records of all debt, ensuring that items are followed up and escalated to the central credit control officer at the appropriate point in time
* Resolving queries both internally and externally with regards recent and outstanding invoices
* To respond to internal and external telephone enquiries politely and professionally
Qualifications/Experience
* Proven experience of working as a Legal Secretary or in a credit control capacity
* Secretarial qualification or educated to GCSE or O level standard or equivalent.
Skills
* Excellent written and verbal communications and ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals
* Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
* Adaptable and flexible
* Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee-earners
* Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work
* Commitment to ongoing learning and development
Our client are willing to be flexible to the right candidates and will consider those who prefer to work 4 days per week.
Alternatively for more information and a confidential discussion please contact Hollie Preston at Errington Legal Recruitment.
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