Revenue Controller (15 month Fixed Term Contract)

Our Finance team is responsible for ensuring accurate financial operations and plays a crucial role in managing the Firm’s financial health. Our team handles a wide range of financial activities including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, partner compensation, payroll, treasury and cash flow management to support the Firm’s strategic goals. We are responsible for inventory management including billing and collections, and analysis of client, matter and timekeeper profitability. We oversee statutory accounting and ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards. The Finance team also prepares financial statements, reports and analysis to provide insights into the Firm’s financial performance. We work closely with other functions to monitor expenses, optimize financial processes and implement cost-saving initiatives. Through meticulous financial management and strategic planning, the Finance team ensures the Firm’s financial stability and supports its growth objectives. The Revenue Controller partners with our Middle East Revenue Manager to drive best-in-class revenue control across the region, working at the heart of a fast-paced, international practice. You will play a pivotal role in preparing financial reports, ensuring compliance with financial policies, and supporting the Firm’s key client program. Additionally, you will assist with collections, provide forecasts, and liaise with international offices to support revenue and credit control across the region. You will also collaborate closely with Finance teams in multiple offices, supporting the Firm in delivering on its global financial and strategic targets. Key Responsibilities - Responsible for overall client contact and management with regards to AR - Conducting meetings with Partners across the Middle East region to discuss WIP & AR balances, sufficiently documenting actions and following up - Managing the matter set up process from a revenue control aspect, ensuring all relevant information is set up correctly on 3E. This will involve selective testing and review of matters, bills produced and slow moving or unusual balances - Identifying any potential bottlenecks within the billing and collection process and taking remedial action, as necessary - Preparation of consolidated monthly cash collection and billing forecasts for agreed Partners in discussion with Finance management and Regional Section Heads - Ensure that billing matters are dealt with on a timely basis by working with PA’s, Revenue Assistants and our Operations team in Manila - Consult with matter managers / Inventory Partner regarding variations to standard terms, agreement of discounts and rate amendments. Identifying such variations and ensuring such arrangements are correctly recorded within 3E - Oversee regular and ad–hoc reporting and projects for clients, Partners and management - Taking responsibility for compliance with local laws, in particular VAT and WHT - Ensuring VAT and other local taxes are correctly reflected and accounted for - Ensure members of the Middle East Revenue Control team understand the requirements across the region, from both a Firm and Regulatory perspective - Travel to ME offices to maintain professional relationships, when required to do so - Ensuring internal systems are kept up to date with latest WIP and AR information including, but not limited to, diarizing tasks and follow ups by the relevant member of the Middle East Revenue Control team - Responsible for missing time management - Overseeing the review of unallocated cash and ensuring its correct allocation (or return), in a timely fashion - Liaising with other sections of the Finance function/ regions to ensure best practice and Firm policy is adhered to, always - Working on any other matters/ projects raised from time to time Qualifications and Skills - Minimum of A Levels or equivalent education essential - International law firm experience, preferable - Experience in using Elite or 3E is strongly preferred, but experience with a similar PMS system will also be considered - Relevant and in-depth revenue control and collections experience - Can inspire trust and confidence from internal and external clients, in particular our Partners - Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, ability to work effectively at all levels within an organization - Strong oral and written communication skills - Demonstrate the ability to deal with difficult situations - Must be self-motivated, highly organized, accurate, with attention to detail and be able to work with minimal supervision - Flexible and enthusiastic with the ability to manage own workload and priorities to meet deadlines - Knowledge of the VAT and WHT laws around the region - Computer literate including at least an intermediate knowledge of Word and Excel - Strong numerical skills including the ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages Other - This is a 15 month Fixed Term contract (maternity cover)