Billing and Credit Assistant
Job Description
Job title: Billing and Credit Assistant
Company: Foot Anstey
Job description: Are you looking for an opportunity to embark on or progress your career in Finance? We are looking for a meticulous Billing and Credit Assistant to join our growing and friendly Accounts team. You might already have some experience in an accounts/finance capacity/team, or you may just have a real passion for finance with great organisational and communication skills – either way, we’re keen to hear from you. You’ll be based in our Bristol (or Plymouth) office, and work alongside a friendly and supportive team. This is a varied role reporting into our Billing and Credit Manager where you will have the support to expand your knowledge and interest in accounts and finance. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic business where the focus is on powering the ambition of not just our clients, but also our employees.
What you’ll do
You’ll assist the Credit Manager with any billing tasks to ensure that our legal teams and clients receive a high level of service in line with the Firm’s policies, and support the Credit Controllers in successful cash collection from our clients. You’ll work closely with the wider team to support the operation of a proactive and efficient billing and credit control process throughout the business. The role will ensure that communication with clients, our legal teams and accounts department is appropriate and effective to invoice clients promptly and to collect cash in line with the firm’s payment terms.
Some of your day-to-day tasks will be to:
- Assist the Credit Controllers in operating an efficient credit control reminder system which encourages cash collection for the firm
- Assist the Credit Manager with any billing tasks
- Communicate billing arrangements with the relevant Credit Controller which will assist them with collection of the invoices raised
- Liaise with our clients by e-mail and telephone, dealing with any queries they may have regarding their account
- Maintain repayment plan reminders, debt recovery log and records to comply with Solicitor Accounting Rules
What we’re looking for:
- Experience or an interest in working in an accounts/finance function
- A passion for numbers
- The ability to produce work which is both accurate and high quality
- Someone who is proactive, organised, and able to prioritise
- Good communication skills
- An aptitude for learning
- A team player willing to work collaboratively in a flexible manner
- Knowledge of accounting procedures and bank procedures (not essential)
Pre-employment screening
Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check. If you wish to discuss any issues or questions in connection with this, please do speak in confidence with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team .
Eligibility to work in the UK
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must be able to prove their right to work in the UK, which may include meeting the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility for a Skilled Worker visa before applying and keep up to date with any legal developments.
Why Foot Anstey?
As one of the UK’s fastest growing law firms, Foot Anstey believes in helping our clients and people achieve their ambitions, unlocking new and exciting opportunities. Our team of business and legal advisors are motivated by understanding clients’ goals and collaborating with them and other advisers to deliver solutions. By becoming our clients’ most trusted advisor, we are enabling them to achieve their ambitions. How we do it is just as important as what we do. Our values define the way we act with our clients and one another every day, and because of these we think our culture and environment sets us apart.
Over our history we’ve grown from a high-street firm to a significant regional and national player working with leading brands and individuals predominantly across six key sectors: Private Equity, Retail & Consumer, Energy & Infrastructure, Islamic Finance, Developers and Private Wealth. Our strategy of gaining market share through meeting clients’ needs, investing in and developing high quality talent and using technology and innovation to enhance our services has led to significant growth. We now operate from seven locations: Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol, Southampton, and London.
Our people are central to our success, in every part of the business. We actively support our employees to achieve their aspirations through offering meaningful careers with balanced rewards, which have been carefully designed to focus on personal wellbeing. We offer continual opportunities for support and professional development through our Talent Development programme and Digital Skills Academy, and believe in empowering each other to achieve and strive to create a progressive and inclusive working environment. Being forward-thinking, we are open to discussing flexible working patterns for all of our vacancies, with over 40% of our existing employees having a permanent flexible working pattern. In addition, our impressive suite of flexible benefits will enable you to prioritise what matters most to you.
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is integral to delivering our strategy, and we were delighted to be awarded the National Equality Standard for a second time in 2021. We consider this to be right at the heart of our priorities and goes way beyond our policies – it’s something we consider across everything we do, from the make-up of our client teams, encouraging staff to reach their potential, through to our leadership. We aim to support our clients and our people to achieve their goals, regardless of background, gender, race, beliefs, sexuality or other non-work related factors. We champion aspiration and encourage it in everyone that works with us. As such we actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any characteristics protected by law. If you apply for this role you may be encouraged to answer our diversity and social mobility monitoring questions, so please be reassured that any answers you provide will remain entirely anonymous and confidential and will in no way impact your application.
Foot Anstey. Powering Your Ambition.
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Location: Plymouth – Bristol Area
