Working Capital Accountant (Legal Practice)

Job description / Role

Charterhouse are currently managing a search, for a leading international law firm, whom are in the process of looking to hire a Working Capital Accountant to join their regional finance team in Dubai.

The Accountant shall take on the ownership and responsibility, to oversee the credit control function, to in turn manage client billings and collections. Subsequently, this role will also run and develop work-in-progress (WIP) reports across the business fee earners, to promote timely and accurate billing timesheets. The Accountant shall also link to the management of the receivable function to ensure accurate accounting and disbursement payments. In conjunction, the role oversees the required reconciliations within the accounting system, whilst having oversight of VAT within the invoicing process, along with the management of debtor reports linked to contract terms and follow-up.

Requirements

To be considered for the role, the successful candidate must be an experienced credit control and collections candidate, whom is able to demonstrate the core technical and corporate background, to undertake a revenue management and reporting-based position. The client is looking to hire a candidate coming from either a legal firm or professional services background, with exposure to WIP from a fee earner or a contract/project-based services operation.

The successful candidate shall be well-versed with billing systems, along with an Excel capability allowing for strong reporting and any analysis, to be undertaken in support of client follow up and the contractual payment obligations. The nature of this firm requires a strong corporate professional, whom is able to manage an array of relationships (internally & externally) in both written and verbal form.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.