Job Description

Birketts is now recruiting for an ambitious, driven and forward thinking Client Finance Administrator to come and join our Residential Development Team.

The Residential Development Team sits within Birketts' highly regarded and one of the UK's largest dedicated Real Estate teams. Our property lawyers are particularly experienced in dealing with development and investment, planning, secured lending and landlord and tenant matters.

About the role:

As Client Finance Administrator, you will work as part of the business services team across Birketts to provide professional, high level finance administration support. You will support with:

Providing financial administrative support, ensuring compliance with legal, firm wide and practice group specific policies and procedures Producing and processing invoices (including write off and invoice narratives) and issuing to clients Generating regular credit control reminder letters, emails and statements to clients Liaising with client by email, letter and telephone in a timely and professional manner regarding unpaid and outstanding debts Arranging aged debt meetings providing proactive assistance in order to resolve issues and speed up the payment process Keeping accurate and up to date records of all debt, ensuring that items are followed up and escalated to the central credit control officer at the appropriate point in time

Qualifications / Experience :

Proven experience of working in a finance / credit control capacity Proficient with Microsoft Office packages (Excel and Word) Strong communication skills Excellent time management skills Proven organisational skills Excellent attention to detail A positive attitude as well as being a strong team player Experience of working in a law firm or professional services would be advantageous

Employee benefits:

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed) Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee) Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share) Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance Paid CSR Day Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave Subsidised gym membership Electric car scheme Agile/Hybrid Working Policy Dress for your Day Policy
Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Norwich NR3 1UB