Revenue Controller

Our client is a large U.S. law firm which represents many of the world's leading companies in complex litigation and other high-stakes disputes, cross-border and other strategic transactions, and crucial regulatory matters. They have offices across America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

They are now looking for a Revenue Controller, the role is primarily responsible for the full revenue cycle of working capital management globally across one practice group and key individuals across the firm. This is a proactive role, supporting and ensuring to achieve and maintain an optimum lock-up cycle and act as a pivotal point for partners within those designated areas.

Responsibilities

1. Take ownership of full charge working capital management for designated Practice Group and key individuals.
2. Meet with Partners regularly to proactively evaluate WIP & AR status.
3. Forecasting WIP monthly to senior management, analysing against budgets set by the firm.
4. Present financial information to the Practice Group(s), accurately educating fee earners to help improve the financial performance of the practice group.
5. Ensuring budget lock up cycles are achieved and maintained.
6. Analysing new/existing rate agreements to ensure realisation is at the optimum level.
7. Ensuring client rate agreements are renewed regularly and kept in line with the Firm's standard rates.
8. Actively analysing prior approvals of write downs / offs / discounts.
9. Take responsibility and ownership for active management of accounts including administration, analysis, chasing reporting and service delivery coordination.
10. Liaise with Secretaries, Billers & Collectors to facilitate the billing & Collection's process including quality control and workload balancing.
11. Action requests from Partners for information and analysis.
12. Ensure Practice Group(s) achieves monthly, quarterly and annual billing and collections goals.
13. Support the RC Supervisor and US with inventory management and key exposures across all practice areas in EME.
14. Monitor eBilling and collections, reporting any hold up issues to Billing Manager.
15. Build relationships with clients.

Candidate Profile

1. At least five years previous experience in a revenue role within a professional services environment (preferably a Law Firm).
2. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, advanced Excel, e-billing systems (3E an advantage).
3. Able to advise on system functionality and transactions.
4. Experience of working in a fast-paced corporate environment.
5. Able to advise the business on, and ensuring compliance with, GAAP, VAT legislation and the provisions of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and Money Laundering requirements.
6. Efficient organisation skills, with a very high degree of accuracy and an ability to prioritise an often-conflicting workload.
7. Demonstrate flexibility and dependability, as well as the ability to use initiative.