Job from partner- Focus on the credit and collections process, building relationships with clients and partnering with lawyers
- Mid-tier Australian commercial law firm with operations across the country
- Sydney CBD location. Hybrid working - 2 days WFH after training.
Strengthen Finance Operations
Company Background
Our client is a growing and ambitious national law firm who have operations across multiple Australian states. They work with a range of commercial clients from multinationals to SMEs.
They are currently looking to strengthen their finance team and are seeking a Collections Officer to join their team and make an impact. After the training period, the role offers 2 days per week WFH.
The Role
As the Collections Officer, you will focus on a range of duties, with the aim of reducing debt and increasing visibility on cash owed:
- Email/phone/mail contact with debtors– chasing outstanding debtors
- Prepare a collection report for the commercial division
- Resolving payment queries and negotiating payment plans
- Account reconciliations
- Ensure invoices are being sent in a timely manner
- Resolving billing disputes
- Reporting on outstanding invoices, collections, and ageing debts
- Billing support – helping with issues on invoice generation
Your Background
To become a valuable member of the team, you will have the following skills and attributes:
- At least 12 months of experience in a Credit / Collections / Receivables role
- Legal Industry experience is preferred, but open to considering professional services/consulting, media/advertising or financial services.
- Strong and confident communication skills to partner with internal and external stakeholders
- Outgoing and professional personality
If you are keen to apply for this Collections Officer role, please contact Kiana Solakovski at Richard Lloyd on ************, quoting reference 9967 or click on 'apply now' below.
Please submit your CV in Word format and note that due to the high volume of responses we receive only suitable candidates will be contacted.
