Credit Controller

Do you have previous Credit Control experience? Are you looking for the opportunity to join a professional services organisation? If so, then this could be the role for you. We are looking for a Credit Controller to join our global Finance team in Leeds.

As a Credit Controller you will be responsible for your own ledger as well as achieving targets and meeting the wider team's KPI and reporting metrics. You'll be rewarded with an attractive package, plus an enviable benefits package., Our Finance Service Centre in Leeds is a large team made of up Credit Control, Accounts Payable, Database & Billing, Cashiers, and Business Intake.

The team provide centralised support for all of the UK offices and ensure they provide a world class service to the firm's internal and external clients. The team consists of five Credit Controllers and one Senior Credit Controller who all report to the Credit Control Manager.

You will work as part of a team but will have responsibility for your own ledger. There may be some travel to the other UK locations when circumstances require.

You will be required to achieve targets, and meet the team's KPI and reporting metrics, and support Partners and Fee Earners in their need to manage on-going client relationships and timely cash collections and exposure.

Additionally, the team has a monitoring remit around the credit collection processes, reporting to and supporting the firm's Director of Inventory/Asset Control as well as providing report information or support to other senior members of the wider finance team or the business.

This is a demanding role requiring individuals to be professional and courteous at all times whilst being comfortable in conflict situations.

9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, flexibility required

You will have a minimum of two years' experience within a similar role, preferably in a professional services environment. You will have a good understanding of debt recovery as well as an appreciation of VAT and its practical application.

You will have good IT Knowledge/skills and be competent with desktop and Microsoft packages (Word and Excel) along with exposure to use of credit control packages.

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplace culture and development programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals.