Credit Controller

Ryder Reid Legal Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryder Reid Legal Limited is seeking a Credit Controller in London, offering a permanent hybrid role. The role focuses on WIP oversight and credit control to maintain healthy working capital and strong cashflow.

The candidate will monitor debt, forecast receipts, support debt collection and assist with reconciliations for a busy law firm environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of credit control within a law firm.
• Basic knowledge of how to utilise artificial intelligence platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive and systematic approach, with the ability to identify trends and risks and recommend next steps.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the monitoring and management of WIP, identifying debt and escalating where necessary.
• Assist with cash forecasting by providing accurate commentary on expected receipts, risks and barriers to collection.
• Support procedures to reduce aged WIP.
• Monitor residual client account balances alongside billed amounts, providing informed recommendations on the appropriate treatment of funds.
• Support adherence to the firm’s Standard Debt Collection Process by managing a portfolio of clients and engaging with Fee Earners.
• Populate the firm’s monthly exposure report, keeping management informed of WIP, debt and working capital issues.
• Undertake ad‑hoc account reconciliations, reports and client analysis as required.
• Assist Cashiers with obtaining remittances and advising on allocations.
• Make recommendations for account escalations, including formal debt recovery, settlement or write‑offs.

Skills

Credit control experience

AI platforms

Communication skills

Proactive & systematic approach

Job description

Credit Controller

Permanent | London | Hybrid

Ryder Reid are recruiting for an established Credit Controller with law firm experience, to join our prestigious law firm client. The role focuses on supporting effective WIP oversight and credit control activity, ensuring the firm maintains healthy working capital and strong cashflow.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the monitoring and management of WIP, identifying debt and escalating where necessary.
• Assist with cash forecasting by providing accurate commentary on expected receipts, risks and barriers to collection.
• Support procedures to reduce aged WIP.
• Monitor residual client account balances alongside billed amounts, providing informed recommendations on the appropriate treatment of funds.
• Support adherence to the firm’s Standard Debt Collection Process by managing a portfolio of clients and engaging with Fee Earners.
• Populate the firm’s monthly exposure report, keeping management informed of WIP, debt and working capital issues.
• Undertake ad‑hoc account reconciliations, reports and client analysis as required.
• Assist Cashiers with obtaining remittances and advising on allocations.
• Make recommendations for account escalations, including formal debt recovery, settlement or write‑offs.

Requirements

• Experience of credit control within a law firm.
• Basic knowledge of how to utilise artificial intelligence platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive and systematic approach, with the ability to identify trends and risks and recommend next steps.
• Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries.
• If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.