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Team
The Finance team consists of a Finance Manager, two Accounts Executives, one Senior Credit Controller, one Credit Controller, one Legal Biller, one Finance Operations Administrator and we are looking for an Accounts Executive to join our team.
The Accounts Executive role has the opportunity to get a full range of credit controlling experience.
This is a varied and exciting role with a dynamic, international law firm and would suit a proactive individual who is strong in communication and analytical skills.
Key relationships to establish are with Singapore Partners, lawyers, business services and secretaries. There will also be dealings with team mates and colleagues in the APAC and UK region.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage company's cashflow and ensure timely payment of fees. This includes downloading of bank statements and posting receipts into Elite system.
- Handles reconciliation on excel of invoices and accounts each time payment of our fees are in.
- Ensure all disbursements are paid out according to percentages received and maintain and excel spreadsheet with the details.
- Able to resolve any account queries and follow up with clients for top up of fee funds.
- Generate Statement of Accounts and send to clients/partners/Fee Fund Manager. Schedule follow-ups according to the appropriate timelines and ensure that all bills are followed-up either with client/partner/Fee Fund Manager.
- Set-up of debt meetings with partner.
- Monitor the status of large unpaid bills before they become overdue and engage partners assistance if necessary.
- Maintains payment procedures and protocol while doing follow ups with clients/reinsurers.
- Ad hoc running of reports (i.e. WIP, bills delivered, bills paid, time entries) upon request and any other accounting related matters.
- Follow up with partner on the undispatched bills. Regularly update the team to ensure timely deliverance of bills.
Required Experience
- At least one year of finance/accounting background with accounts receivables or revenue control experience and the ability to reconcile reports/matter balances. Credit control experience will be a bonus.
- Preferably with relevant experience from legal or insurance industry
- Good knowledge and solid experience with Microsoft Excel and reporting
- Excellent communication, analytical and writing skills is required due to the nature of the role
- A proactive team player who is professional, confident and has good interpersonal skills across all levels of stakeholders in the firm
- Knowledge of when GST is applicable to bills
- Knowledge and experience of 3E Elite system will be a bonus
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
- where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
- Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.
