Financial Controller

1 week ago

Hong Kong, Central and Western District, Hong Kong SAR China Allen & Overy Full time
Job Title: Working Capital Controller

We are seeking a highly skilled Working Capital Controller to join our team at Allen & Overy. As a key member of our finance team, you will be responsible for managing the financial elements of matter lifecycle, including billing, collections, profitability analysis, and other related reporting and activities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Prepare monthly billing and collection forecasts and manage end-to-end working capital cycle for Partners and/or practice groups.
  • Monitor aging balances and support bad debt provision estimation.
  • Manage end-to-end matter and client financial lifecycle, suggesting improvements to enhance the quality of service and seek efficiencies.
  • Contribute to the annual audit process by providing samples and information in relation to WIP and debtor balances.
  • Manage rates within 3E and work with partners to ensure matters are set up correctly and client finance-related requirements are fully understood.
  • Oversee the E-Billing process, coordinate invoice submissions with e-billing team, and ensure all issues are being followed-up and resolved promptly.
  • Manage the process of client on-boarding, liaise with A&O on-boarding team, and provide all required documentation and fee earners' details and their respective rates.
  • Manage Daily Paid Receipts from bank checking, posting payments to reporting.
  • Vendor setup; assist in on-boarding A&O as new clients' vendor in order to properly process payments of A&O invoices.
  • Actively monitor client money; review clients' money with the matter Partner and provide updates on the balances, seeking instructions from the matter Partner on applying clients' money towards our bills and/or returning any excess amount to the client when necessary.
  • Advise on billing and collection technical tax-related matters – often cross-border – seeking assistance or advice from others.
  • Provide detailed financial information in support of bills, e.g., hourly schedules, disbursements, and narrative breakdowns. Prepare clients' detailed billing schedules as requested.
  • Provide training to Legal PA's for bill and time narrative completion in 3E and support them going forward.
  • Liaise with Working Capital Controllers across the network on cross-unit matters and billings.
Requirements:
  • Three to five years or more experience in a credit control management role in a leading company, preferably professional services type environment or B2B in a complex billing environment.
  • Ability to influence Partners and stakeholders for effective and efficient decision making, especially prompting actions from parties, both internally and externally, in driving positive impact and progress at all stages of the matter and contract to cash cycle.
  • Excellent communicator; able to explain complex issues to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
  • Result-driven; having a proactive, goal-oriented approach to decision making.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills and inquisitive.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Strong technical skills including work knowledge in Excel and Word.
  • Experience with Elite 3E is a distinct advantage but not essential.
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
About Us:

Allen & Overy is a 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 optimize 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.

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