Accounts Receivable & Credit Controller

Charterhouse Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading International Law Firm in Dubai is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Credit Controller to manage billing and collections. Candidates should come from a legal or professional services background with strong financial management skills, including experience in WIP reporting and billing systems.

Qualifications

• Experienced in credit control and collections.
• Background from legal or professional services.
• Well-versed with billing systems and Excel for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee credit control function, client billings, and collections.
• Manage WIP reports for timely billing.
• Ensure accurate accounting and disbursement of payments.

Skills

Credit Control

Billing Systems

Excel

Revenue Management

Job description

AED 20,000 - 22,000 Per Month, Plus Benefits

Charterhouse are currently managing a search, for a leading International Law Firm, who are in the process of looking to identify an Accounts Receivable & Credit Controller to join their regional finance team in Dubai.

This Controller shall take on the ownership and responsibility, to oversee the credit control function, to in turn manage client billings and collections. Subsequently, this Controller will also run and develop work-in-progress (WIP) reports across the business fee earners, to promote timely and accurate billing timesheets.

This role shall also link to the management of the receivables function to ensure accurate accounting and disbursement of payments. In conjunction, the role oversees the required reconciliations within the accounting system, whilst having oversight of VAT within the invoicing process, along with the management of debtor reports linked to contract terms and follow-up.

The client will look to recruit an experienced credit control and collections candidate, who is able to demonstrate the core technical and corporate background, to undertake a revenue management and reporting-based position. The client will recruit a candidate coming from either a legal firm or professional services background, with exposure to WIP from a fee earner or a contract/project-based services operation.

The successful candidate shall be well-versed with billing systems, along with an Excel capability allowing for strong reporting and any analysis, to be undertaken in support of client follow up and the contractual payment obligations. The nature of this firm requires a strong corporate professional, who is able to manage an array of relationships (internally & externally) in both written and verbal form.