Revenue Assistant - Finance
Forsters is a London-based law firm which delivers exceptional legal results to its clients who are principally from the real estate, private wealth and corporate sectors. Whatever our client's objectives, we take a collaborative approach to find solutions tailored to their specific needs. We believe that our engaged and friendly manner, combined with the delivery of concise, clear and commercially led advice, helps to build long lasting relationships with our clients and that our culture and values make Forsters a working environment where everyone can thrive. Forsters has 70 partners and over 500 members of staff.
Job Title
Revenue Assistant - Finance
Reports to
Revenue Control Manager
Department
Finance
Job Summary
We are looking to hire a Revenue Assistant to join our Finance team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will have, 1-2 years’ experience with excellent attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. They will have the ability to work well under pressure and be able to pick up new systems and procedures quickly.
The main responsibilities of this role include:
- Carry out day to day processing of WIP, including:
- File (time and disbursements) write offs and transfers
- Assistance in ad hoc queries with respect to the financial aspects of the files
- File closure and archiving
- Assisting fee-earners with timesheet management including chasing outstanding timesheets
- Issue and collect various administrative reports to assist the above
They will also:
- Assist the billing team in reviewing and entering billing guides, invoices and credit notes received from fee earners and secretaries for compliance with the firm’s policies and HMRC/SRA rules
- Assist in e-billing submissions for several clients
- Assisting the Revenue Controller with Credit Control and WIP management duties and meetings
The salary on offer is £30,000 - £35,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to work in a firm that is well known for its strong and collaborative culture. In addition, Forsters has in place a highly regarded Agile Framework that supports all staff to achieve their best. As a firm, we live our values and would encourage all applicants to read up on them.
We are looking to conduct a 2 stage hiring process for this role with the initial stage being an online Teams meeting with the Revenue Control Manager, John Wise and the Financial Controller, Ahmed Limbada.
A detailed job description (found here), if needed we can provide specific detail on the composition of the team, our expectations around Agile working, details of our HR policies and any other aspect of our benefits package.
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For more information or to apply for any of our current vacancies please contact Ben Hawkins.