Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive credit control service - pursue debtors frequently and effectively by telephone, email and letter to secure payment within Kennedys agreed payment terms
• Proactively engage fee earners and partners to improve collections and reduce days’ debt - attend monthly meetings with fee earners and partners to agree collection plans
• Review aged debt lists regularly to identify bills that can be chased and ensuring that the debtors are contacted
• Ensure the credit control database is updated regularly and maintained with current activity summary.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Working knowledge of a Credit Control function and legal billing cycles Knowledge of Solicitors Accounting Rules and VAT gained through experience Good level of IT skills, including Word and Excel Ideally a working knowledge of Elite 3e or similar financial systems Working with and exposed to high volumes of debt chasing.