Senior Revenue Controller

Totum; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Totum Partners is recruiting a Senior Revenue Controller for its London finance team. This partner-facing role oversees the full revenue cycle for a portfolio of partners and clients, including WIP, billing, cash collection and forecasting.

The role operates on a hybrid pattern (four days in the office, one day from home) with close collaboration across London and overseas teams to ensure accurate and timely billing and robust revenue performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in revenue control, billing and collections.
• Experience in law firms or professional services.
• Ability to work with partners and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with Elite 3E or Aderant.
• VAT and Solicitors' Accounts Rules knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex portfolio of partners, matters and clients.
• Lead regular WIP and accounts receivable reviews.
• Oversee billing process to meet policy/regulatory requirements.
• Manage cash collection and aging debt action plans.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly billing and cash forecasting.
• Provide commercial insight into lock-up, profitability and revenue.
• Escalation point for complex billing queries.
• Support client relationships and fee arrangements.
• Collaborate with London and overseas teams to ensure timely billing.
• Identify process improvements across revenue function.

Skills

Revenue control

Billing & collections

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Numerical skills

Tools

Elite 3E

Aderant

Job description

Totum Partners are working with a leading US law firm to recruit a Senior Revenue Controller to join its London finance team. This is a partner-facing role managing the full revenue cycle for a portfolio of partners and clients, covering WIP, billing, cash collection and forecasting. The firm operates a hybrid working pattern, with four days in the office and one day working from home.

The ideal Senior Revenue Controller will be responsible for:

• Managing a complex portfolio of partners, matters and clients
• Leading regular WIP and accounts receivable reviews with partners and matter managers
• Overseeing the billing process and ensuring invoices meet the firm's policies and regulatory requirements
• Managing cash collection and agreeing action plans for aged debt
• Preparing monthly and quarterly billing and cash collection forecasts
• Providing commercial insight into lock-up, profitability, realisation and revenue performance
• Acting as an escalation point for complex billing, rate and client queries
• Supporting key client relationships and ensuring fee arrangements are correctly followed
• Working closely with teams in London and overseas to ensure billing is completed accurately and on time
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and working practices across the revenue function

The ideal Senior Revenue Controller will have:

• Strong revenue control, billing and collections experience
• Experience gained within a law firm or professional services environment
• Confidence working closely with partners, senior stakeholders and international clients
• Experience using Elite 3E, Aderant or a similar practice management system
• Good knowledge of VAT and the Solicitors' Accounts Rules
• Strong commercial awareness and numerical skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive and organised approach with strong attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively as part of a team

Equal Opportunities

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.