Senior Working Capital Assistant (14 month contract)

September 2, 2024

A&O Shearman

Belfast

OTHER

Senior Working Capital Assistant

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Working Capital Assistant to join the A&O Shearman Belfast office! Based in the Finance team, you will ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions across the Credit Control and Revenue functions.

If you have experience in credit control or revenue, and are eager to grow your career in an industry leading global law firm, we would love to hear from you!

Belfast Finance

The Belfast Finance department provides services to the A&O network of offices covering management and financial accounting & reporting, revenue control (includes e Billing), credit control, accounts payable and tax. Main offices currently served are London, Belfast, US, South Africa, Dubai, Israel, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

There is a strong client service ethic and we work to Service Level Agreements, targets and deadlines to deliver in line with client expectations.

A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

What you will do
As a Senior Working Capital Assistant in the Working Capital Team, you will ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions across the Credit Control and Revenue functions within the finance department in accordance with Solicitors Accounting Regulations and other regional regulatory jurisdictions.

You will support your Working Capital Specialist and Team Lead in the delivery of both Revenue activity as well as the timely collection of cash, and ensure adherence to best practice by completing all necessary working capital tasks and reporting accurately and in a timely manner.

You will support the Team Lead and Working Capital Specialist as they focus on identifying & implementing continuous improvements, including involvement in ad hoc projects as and when required.

You will also support at month end close including month end overtime support.

About you

This role is suited to a committed team player who works well with others and enjoys working towards a common goal. You will be an excellent communicator who is confident in interactions with others, with the ability to listen and understand issues from all perspectives and to value other opinions.

Due to the busy nature of the team you will also have the ability to work well under pressure and multi task to meet targets and tight deadlines. Additionally, you will have excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy, with the ability to deliver tasks in a professional and organised way with limited supervision and you will also be focused on delivering excellent client service.

You will be the technical expert in at least one of the areas of Revenue or Credit Control.

What you will have

Experience of working in Credit Control and/or Revenue Team(s)

Excellent knowledge of Credit Control and/or Revenue processes

Excellent record of personal accuracy and timeliness results

Experience of either carrying out quality ledger reviews and feeding back where necessary and/or experience of processing high revenue volumes in a time pressured environment.

Ability to work to deadlines, juggle multiple projects and deliver under pressure. Ability to plan ahead, anticipate one’s own workload and knowing how to work with busy fee earners, balancing conflicting priorities and does not over-commit to unrealistic deliverables – always manages expectations.

Enthusiasm to develop an understanding of the practice groups (in terms of the market, the cases/deals, the key players, the competition, and the actual structures and approaches involved in these areas).

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic

We recognise the value of flexible working and embraces hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time. We do however remain committed to working together in person for the remaining 60% of time so that we can learn, grow and succeed together.

Additional information - External

Applications close Friday 13th September at 5.00pm