Revenue Controller

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Job Title

Revenue Controller

Office Location

London

Department

Finance

The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Finance function which reports to the CFO, comprises around 150 staff, around 80 of whom are in London.  The function has four key areas of responsibility:

• Transaction processing.

• Reporting.

• Control.

• Decision Support.

The Revenue Controllers provide WIP and Debt support to allocated fee earner groups and practice streams and report to the Credit Manager and London Billing Manager.

Working Hours

35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required.  We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns.  Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services. All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

• Take ownership of the end-to-end revenue cycle for allocated practice groups and clients, covering WIP, billing, accounts receivable and cash collection.

• Conduct regular WIP and aged-debt reviews with practice groups, agreeing clear actions and timescales to support timely billing and collection.

• Monitor WIP, unpaid invoices, disbursements and unapplied cash, proactively identifying risks, resolving issues and escalating where appropriate.

• Maintain accurate billing and collection forecasts and support the achievement of monthly, quarterly and year-end working-capital targets.

• Work closely with practice groups, Billing, eBilling, Cashiers and other finance teams to ensure invoices are accurate, compliant with client requirements and submitted on time, including complex and cross-border billing.

• Manage the collection of outstanding invoices in a professional and client-focused manner, resolving queries and escalating disputes, payment delays and potential write-offs with appropriate recommendations.

• Produce and analyse WIP, billing, debt and cash reports, providing practice groups and finance management with clear commercial insight into trends, risks and required actions.

• Ensure compliance with the firm’s financial controls and relevant regulatory requirements, while contributing to process improvements, standard operating procedures and revenue-related projects.

Skills & Experience

The Candidate

• Relevant experience in revenue control, working capital within a law firm or professional-services environment.

• Good understanding of the end-to-end revenue cycle, including WIP management, billing, e-billing, accounts receivable and cash collection.

• Experience using a legal finance system, preferably Elite 3E, together with strong Excel and data-analysis skills.

• Commercially aware, with the ability to interpret financial information, identify risks and provide clear, practical recommendations.

• Confident communicator who can build effective relationships with practice groups, clients and colleagues across the firm.

• Proactive and solutions focused, with the ability to take ownership of issues and challenge constructively where appropriate.

• Highly organised and accurate, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work effectively under pressure.

• Working knowledge of relevant VAT requirements, the current SRA Accounts Rules and appropriate financial controls.

Qualifications & Training

• Familiar with SRA Accounts Rules 2011 regarding management of client money.

• VAT – to include knowledge of rules relating to place of belonging and VAT on disbursements.

General Attributes

• Builds collaborative working relationships across practice groups and business services, contributing positively to a supportive team environment.

• Demonstrates a proactive, flexible and solutions-focused approach, responding effectively to changing priorities and business needs.

• Uses sound judgement and initiative, taking ownership of responsibilities and following issues through to resolution.

• Identifies opportunities to improve processes, controls and ways of working, while maintaining high standards of accuracy, integrity and client service.

Equal Opportunities Employment & Agile Working Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion.  Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.