Posted 2 days ago
Revenue Controller
GuernseyHybrid
AI Summary
An experienced financial professional manages the firm’s revenue cycle, handling billing, debtor administration, credit risk assessment, and collections to ensure timely cash conversion and compliance.
About this role
Collas Crill is an offshore group with offices in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and London.
Refreshingly clear, reassuringly human, we deliver real impact for financial institutions, international businesses and high-net-worth private clients around the globe. The Group spans legal, trust and corporate, and regulatory and compliance services. We have a strong network of independent and trusted partners around the world including the Caribbean, the Channel Islands, the UK, Europe, the Americas and MENA.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced financial professional to join Collas Crill's revenue management team. You will support the firm's revenue cycle by managing billing, debtor administration and related reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely conversion of work in progress into cash.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate billing records and support reporting on unbilled time.
- Resolve billing queries promptly, liaising with fee earners and clients as necessary.
- Monitor WIP and disbursements, liaising with fee earners to drive timely billing.
- Prepare, review and issue client invoices in line with agreed terms and billing instructions.
- Ensure compliance with client specific billing requirements, including e-billing formats and portals.
- Assessing credit risk, setting credit limits, using a credit reference agency.
- Supporting the Group Revenue Manager with ad hoc activities.
- Working alongside the Group Revenue Manager on ad hoc projects
- Contribute to improvements in billing and collections processes and controls.
- Monitor debtor ledgers and follow up on overdue invoices with clients.
- Maintain accurate records of debtor communications and collections activity and invoice status.
- Liaise with fee earners and clients to resolve payment queries promptly.
- Contribute to minimising bad debt exposure through proactive collections.
- Assist in the preparation of aged debtor reports, cash collection forecasts and revenue reporting.
- Support the implementation of credit control policies and escalation procedures.
- Assessing credit risk, setting credit limits, using a credit reference agency.
- Supporting the Group Revenue Manager with ad hoc activities.
- Working alongside the Group Revenue Manager on ad hoc projects.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
We are looking for candidates who have previous experience of billing, accounts receivable or credit control, ideally in a professional services firm. They will have strong communication and negotiation skills with a client service approach. We would like you to be able to demonstrate that you are organised and proactive with attention to detail, enjoy problem solving, and are able to build effective relationships with partners and lawyers, and can work to tight deadlines with conflicting priorities.
Candidates must be proficient in finance systems and Microsoft Excel, and experience of using a practice management system, such as Elite 3E would be a bonus.
**Candidates must have a right to live and work in Guernsey, and will hold the necessary documentation such as a Family Member Permit or Declaration of Lawful Residence**
Benefits
Everyone has the opportunity to develop their skills through quality work opportunities, supported by professional training delivered in-house or by external providers, mentoring and support. We want you to develop and share your ideas. This ensures that we foster an innovative and collaborative working environment that deliver constructive and realistic solutions to our clients.
Collas Crill is a flexible company, encouraging staff to develop their careers in the way that suits them best.
Skills
Accounts ReceivableBillingClient InvoicingCredit ControlCredit Risk AssessmentDebtor LedgersDisbursementsE-billing FormatsElite 3EExcelPractice Management SystemsWIP Monitoring
