Lewis Silkin is a UK top-100 commercial law firm with offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff and Hong Kong. The firm is recognised by clients and industries alike as being distinct: for its deep understanding, insight and advice to creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses; for its market-leading international practice in employment, immigration and reward; and for delivering pragmatic, commercial advice in a refreshingly human way.
With 56 partners and more than 300 staff, the firm is structured around two key divisions; Employment, Immigration and Reward, and Creators, Makers and Innovators.
The Employment, Immigration and Reward team is consistently top-ranked, and was named HR Law Firm of the Year 2015 by the Legal 500. With around 80 lawyers, Lewis Silkin’s employment and immigration team offers an unrivalled service supporting clients, including many of the world’s leading businesses, on their HR, employment and immigration law needs domestically and internationally.
The Creators, Makers and Innovators team is made up of leading advisers for creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace. |
The Billing Team, led by the Finance Operations Manager, works closely with the fee-earning departments to ensure client bills are issued in a timely manner, that any work in progress (WIP) is followed up on and that billing is maximised on a monthly basis. In addition, the team liaises closely with the Credit Control and Cashier teams, to ensure open lines of communication and work flows across the teams, as appropriate. |
Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager, this role will be a 9 month FTC and will be responsible for supporting the EIR division and some fee earners from CMI division although this may change from time to time.
Organising and attending monthly WIP/billing meetings with partners and associates in the designated divisions, the WCC will be responsible for all activities in the billing life-cycle, including:
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assisting with raising pro-forma, engrossing and all other billing related processing;
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liaising with Business Divisional Manager, Partners and Associates to maximise billing for each division;
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setting up monthly billing routines, as required;
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dealing with ledger queries and credit note requests, as appropriate;
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following up on billing promises;
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arranging for pro-formas to be raised and/or diarised;
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chasing outstanding pro-formas on a weekly basis;
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processing all WIP write-offs and transfers;
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occasional releasing of Barclays.net payments.
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The WIP Controller must be able to demonstrate:
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excellent organisational skills, both to ensure work is delivered in a timely manner and deadlines are met;
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strong communication skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels from senior partners to junior staff;
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readiness to challenge fee earners if billing is not happening in a timely manner;
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an ability to manage own workload, independently, whilst working as part of an effective team; and
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Willingness to work additional hours as required, e.g. to meet month end close down deadlines.
Billing experience within a law firm and experience of using Elite preferred.
No agencies please.
Lewis Silkin is an equal opportunities employer. |