Credit Control Specialist

Kennedys,⠀recently⠀ranked as⠀a Leading⠀Firm in⠀The Legal⠀500 US⠀2022, and⠀maintained⠀our⠀rankings⠀in⠀Chambers⠀USA 2022⠀for⠀Insurance⠀and⠀Insurance:⠀Dispute⠀Resolution,⠀is seeking⠀full-time⠀Credit⠀Control⠀Specialist⠀to join⠀our US⠀Finance⠀team. No⠀prior⠀Collections⠀experience⠀is⠀required.⠀If you are⠀good with⠀numbers,⠀have⠀strong⠀attention-to-detail,⠀like to⠀solve⠀problems,⠀and are⠀quick to⠀learn⠀software⠀applications,⠀you would⠀be a great⠀fit for⠀this⠀role.

This⠀position⠀works⠀closely⠀with our⠀attorneys,⠀clients⠀and other⠀Finance⠀Team⠀staff, so⠀you must⠀be⠀comfortable⠀communicating⠀with⠀senior⠀level⠀partners⠀as well as⠀clerical⠀staff.⠀This⠀position⠀also⠀entails⠀working⠀closely⠀with⠀clients to⠀help⠀facilitate⠀timely⠀payments⠀and pay⠀old⠀debt.

Strong⠀candidates⠀should⠀enjoy⠀working⠀independently⠀as well as⠀being part⠀of a⠀cohesive⠀team.⠀Candidates⠀should⠀have solid⠀writing⠀and verbal⠀skills.⠀Robust⠀organizational⠀skills are⠀also a⠀must as⠀they⠀ensure⠀good⠀workflow⠀management.

This⠀role will⠀be based⠀at our US⠀headquarters⠀in Basking⠀Ridge, New⠀Jersey.⠀This is an⠀exceptional⠀opportunity⠀to join a⠀growing,⠀competitive⠀law firm⠀with a⠀diversified⠀global⠀practice.

TEAM

Kennedys⠀Finance⠀team⠀support⠀the⠀Firm⠀globally⠀producing⠀timely⠀and⠀accurate⠀financial⠀and⠀management⠀information,⠀reporting⠀solutions⠀and⠀operational⠀support⠀to⠀maintain⠀the⠀high⠀standard⠀of⠀service⠀offered⠀to⠀the⠀Firm's⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀clients.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

• Provide a⠀comprehensive⠀collection⠀control⠀service -⠀pursue⠀debtors⠀frequently⠀and⠀effectively⠀by⠀telephone,⠀email and⠀letter to⠀secure⠀payment⠀within US⠀Kennedys⠀agreed⠀payment⠀terms and⠀Client⠀Guidelines.
• Proactively⠀engage fee⠀earners⠀and⠀partners⠀to improve⠀collections⠀and reduce⠀debtor⠀days.
• Review⠀aged debt⠀lists⠀regularly⠀to⠀identify⠀bills that⠀can be⠀chased and⠀ensuring⠀that the⠀debtors⠀are⠀contacted.
• Ensure⠀the⠀collection⠀workflow⠀database⠀is updated⠀regularly⠀and⠀maintained⠀with⠀current⠀activity⠀summary.
• Ensure⠀all⠀appeals⠀for⠀adjustments,⠀write-offs⠀and bad⠀debts are⠀maintained⠀and⠀current

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Proficient⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Office,⠀especially⠀Excel
• Must⠀have⠀initiative,⠀attention-to-detail,⠀can-do⠀attitude
• Excellent⠀communication⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills
• Problem-solving⠀and⠀critical-thinking⠀skills
• Must⠀be a quick⠀learner,⠀comfortable⠀learning⠀computer/accounting⠀software,⠀and⠀comfortable⠀managing⠀Excel⠀spreadsheets
• Be⠀able to⠀handle⠀high⠀volume⠀workflow⠀in fast⠀paced⠀environment

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Associate's/Bachelor's⠀degree.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of a⠀collection⠀control⠀functions⠀and legal⠀billing⠀procedures⠀and⠀cycles.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of Elite⠀3e or⠀similar⠀financial⠀systems.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀e-billing⠀systems⠀for law⠀firms.