Credit Controller

Ampa - Legal & Professional Services; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampa Group is seeking a Credit Controller to join our Birmingham-based team, with a flexible blend of home and office working across multiple UK hubs. You will manage a portfolio of client accounts, chase debts, resolve invoice queries and support cash collection targets while maintaining strong client relationships.

We value accuracy, proactivity and collaboration, and the role offers exposure to diverse clients and industries within a fast-paced professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a comparable credit control role.
• Knowledge of credit management, the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules and VAT regulations.
• Sound understanding of best practice within a credit control function.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated client portfolio, pursuing outstanding debt promptly and in accordance with the Credit Control Policy.
• Debt chasing by phone, email and letter
• Minimise overdue debt and contribute to monthly cash collection targets.
• Resolve invoice queries and account issues efficiently.
• Maintain accurate, well-managed aged-debt records and issue monthly client statements.
• Identify payment difficulties early and escalation collection risks appropriately.
• Conduct Account reconciliations as and when required
• Promote a collaborative, service-focused team culture.
• Act as a key contact for internal departments and external clients, ensuring queries are resolved promptly.
• Meet with legal teams to review accounts and manage potential credit risk.
• Support client onboarding and master-data management in collaboration with CMI.
• Reporting, Reconciliation and Forecasting

Skills

Credit control

Credit management

Excel

Analytical

Communication

Tools

Aderant

Finance systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Credit Controller

We support agile working through a flexible blend of home- and office-based working. We recognise that everyone has different needs and preferences, and we focus on the value people bring rather than where they work.

Our hubs are located in Birmingham, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield and Stratford-upon-Avon. This role offers a blend of home and office working, based from our Birmingham office, with travel to other offices as required.

Reporting to

Credit Control Team Leader

Role purpose

As a Credit Controller, you will work as part of a collaborative credit control team, managing an allocated portfolio of customer accounts to ensure the timely collection of outstanding invoices, maintain effective customer relationships and minimise credit risk. You will proactively monitor outstanding balances, resolve payment queries and support the delivery of an efficient and effective credit control service across the business.

What you will be doing

Debt Management and Collections

• Manage an allocated client portfolio, pursuing outstanding debt promptly and in accordance with the Credit Control Policy.
• Debt chasing by phone, email and letter
• Minimise overdue debt and contribute to monthly cash collection targets.
• Resolve invoice queries and account issues efficiently.
• Maintain accurate, well-managed aged-debt records and issue monthly client statements.
• Identify payment difficulties early and escalation collection risks appropriately.
• Conduct Account reconciliations as and when required
• Promote a collaborative, service-focused team culture.
• Stakeholder and Client Engagement
• Act as a key contact for internal departments and external clients, ensuring queries are resolved promptly.
• Meet with legal teams to review accounts and manage potential credit risk.
• Support client onboarding and master-data management in collaboration with CMI.

Systems and Process

• To strictly follow credit control processes as per the credit policy.
• Reporting, Reconciliation and Forecasting
• Complete client and matter reconciliations,
• Produce daily, weekly, month-end and ad hoc cash, aged-debt and Credit Control reports.
• Assist with monthly cash forecasting.

Compliance and Risk

• Follow internal policies and applicable regulatory requirements..
• Personal attributes
• Detail-oriented, with a consistent high level of accuracy.
• Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership.
• Demonstrates strong ethical standards and integrity.
• Builds strong relationships and influences internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Adaptable and agile in response to evolving business needs.

What you will need

Essential

• Proven experience in a comparable credit control role.
• Knowledge of credit management, the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules and VAT regulations.
• Sound understanding of best practice within a credit control function.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Previous experience of Credit Control within a law firm
• Experience using Aderant.

Benefits, Agile Working And Additional Information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon and in the South East; Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford, Storrington, Southampton & Tunbridge Wells.

Additional Information

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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Ampa Group

Ampa Group is the name behind leading brands like Shakespeare Martineau, Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and more. We bring them together through shared culture, infrastructure and career opportunities - giving our people the freedom to grow, explore and make an impact across a family of ambitious brands.

We believe in the power of &. Corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. With empowered working, genuine flexibility, and award-winning development, we back our people to do their best work in the way that works for them.

You’ll find real collaboration here, not just words. Access to multi-brand experiences, diverse expertise, modern tech, and a culture that encourages you to think boldly, be yourself, and shape a career that excites you.

Ready to unlock your potential for good? Join Ampa Group and be part of what comes next.