Credit Controller

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin, is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join the busy Credit Control/Finance team. The role focuses on reducing aged debt, maintaining client relationships, and supporting partners and fee earners in achieving cash collection objectives.

The successful candidate will bring at least five years in credit control, experience with high-value clients, and proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Credit Control role.
• Strong knowledge of credit control procedures and debt collection processes.
• Experience with high-value clients and complex billing.
• Proven track record in reducing aged debt and meeting collection targets.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders to resolve collection matters.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively contact clients by phone and email to collect outstanding payments.
• Monitor aged debtors and follow up on overdue payments.
• Build and maintain positive client relationships while ensuring timely collections.
• Liaise with partners and fee earners regarding outstanding debts.
• Attend debt review meetings with partners and practice groups.
• Escalate overdue accounts per firm policies.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries efficiently.
• Maintain accurate records and notes.
• Track invoice status through client e-billing systems and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies and GDPR.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Debt collection

Tools

Elite 3E

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position: Credit Controller

Team: Credit Control/Finance

Contract: Permanent

The Firm

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin with representative offices in San Francisco, New York and London. The firm has been the fastest growing law firm in Ireland over the last decade. We are a business law firm with extensive knowledge and experience in the following sectors: Energy; Technology; Financial Services, Built Environment and Healthcare & Life Sciences.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Credit Controller to join our busy credit control team. The successful candidate will be responsible for reducing the firm’s aged debt, maintaining strong client relationships, and supporting partners and fee earners in achieving the firm's cash collection objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who wants to gain experience working as part of a busy, high performing and fast paced team.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Credit Control role, preferably within a legal, professional services, or corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of credit control procedures and debt collection processes.
• Experience working with high-value clients and complex billing arrangements.
• Proven track record in reducing aged debt and achieving collection targets.
• Experience working collaboratively with senior stakeholders to resolve collection matters.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with both Internal and External clients.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to work on own initiative.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and contribute to team objectives.
• Experience working with Elite 3E or similar Practice Management systems is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively contact clients by phone and email to collect outstanding payments.
• Monitor aged debtors and follow up on overdue payments.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients while ensuring timely collections.
• Liaise closely with partners and fee earners regarding outstanding debts and collection activities.
• Attend regular debt review meetings with partners and practice groups.
• Escalate overdue accounts in line with firm policies and procedures.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries efficiently.
• Maintain accurate records and notes.
• Track invoice status through client e-billing systems and proactively follow up on outstanding approvals and payment delays.
• Ensure compliance with the firm's internal policies, Solicitors Accounts Regulations, and relevant GDPR requirements.

Why MHC?

• Excellent remuneration and benefits package, pension, healthcare;
• Career development opportunities;
• Friendly, open and informal working atmosphere;Focus on employee involvement, wellbeing and success;Social events, clubs and initiatives (Green Team, Working on Wellness, subsidised fitness classes, Diversity, Sports & Social and Art Committee, strong track record in CSR programmes, pro bono work and charitable efforts).
• Strong track record in CSR programmes, pro bono work and charitable efforts.

Find out More about working at Mason Hayes & Curran here: https://www.mhc.ie/hubs/careers

So if you like challenge, value autonomy, work well within a team and enjoy partnering with senior business stakeholders then we welcome you to apply for this role.