- Junior
Revenue Control Assistant
Hours of work: 9.00am - 5.30pm Mon – Thu. 9.00am - 5pm Fri. (flexibility is required during busy periods)
Purpose of the role:
The Revenue Control Team’s function is to maximise the speed with which work in progress (WIP) is turned into cash and ensure good housekeeping of WIP, billing and client monies group wide.
The Team works hands-on with Matter Partners (MP’s) and Fee Earners (FE’s) but regularly connecting in with our Commercial Finance, Central Finance and Risk and Compliance Teams to ensure timely resolution of any issues as well as alignment on key areas.
Hours of work: 9.00am - 5.30pm Mon – Thu. 9.00am - 5pm Fri. (flexibility is required during busy periods)
Purpose of the role:
The Revenue Control Team’s function is to maximise the speed with which work in progress (WIP) is turned into cash and ensure good housekeeping of WIP, billing and client monies group wide.
The Team works hands-on with Matter Partners (MP’s) and Fee Earners (FE’s) but regularly connecting in with our Commercial Finance, Central Finance and Risk and Compliance Teams to ensure timely resolution of any issues as well as alignment on key areas.
What you will be doing:
- Assist the Revenue Manager and Revenue Controller with the analysis of matter balances on the relevant financial balance report for use at a Partner or Matter Fee Earner (MFE) matter review meeting.
- Process write off bills on Aderant as directed by the Revenue Manager and Revenue Controller which may involve seeking approval for some write offs through the Write off portal on the firms intranet.
- Close matters on Aderant either individually or through a mass matter closure through client matter management (CMM) on the firms intranet.
- Assist in the process of re-allocating matters on Aderant when a Partner or MFE leaves SHMA. This will involve monitoring the progress of matter transfers when they are being dealt with by a member of the relevant team. This may also involve assisting with the resolution of any credit disbursement balances and ensuring residual client account balances are returned to the client in a timely manner.
- Monitor responses to emails sent by the Revenue Manager or Revenue Controller following their WIP review meetings with Partners or MFE.
- On a quarterly basis produce a schedule of residual disbursement or client account balances for two major property clients’ matters so that where necessary a quarterly bill can be produced to each client that captures the balances identified.
- Feedback to the Revenue Manger on the effectiveness of processes and procedures including improvement ideas.
- Other ad-hoc duties as agreed by the Revenue Manager
What you will need:
Qualifications:
- Likely to be A Levels or AAT
Key Skills:
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
- Conscientious, methodical and high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Word and Excel skills.
- High standards of professionalism and in particular, confidentiality.
Personal Qualities/ Behaviours:
- Confident outlook
- Tenacious, proactive and capable of problem-solving
- The ability to develop effective working relationships to achieve and effect good outcomes in relation to matter housekeeping management, working capital management and compliance.
Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon and in the South East; Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Lewes, Peacehaven, Seaford, Storrington, Southampton & Tunbridge Wells.
Additional information
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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunities
Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
