Credit Controller - Finance

Gilson Gray’s Finance Team is part of Gilson Gray’s continuously growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP is a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property and financial services. We support clients throughout their entire lifetime.

Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, Forfar, Perth, Lincoln and London, we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and ongoing service to our clients. We are ambitious and have significantly grown the team over the course of the last year. We pride ourselves on looking after our clients personally and providing the utmost standard of service.

We are a strong and dynamic team who provide finance services to a full-service legal practice. The finance team capture Credit Control, Cashroom, AML Compliance, and Accounts Payable. We strive to ensure that all departments and clients of the firm receive an excellent service.

We are looking to further strengthen our current team with the appointment of a full-time Credit Controller
. The role will be based from our Edinburgh office.

As a Credit Controller at Gilson Gray LLP you’ll be responsible for:

• Monitoring monthly payment plans to ensure funds are received on the due date.
• Providing excellent customer service on telephone calls and emails received from clients
• Issuing fees/receipts to clients at month-end and upon completion of property sale.
• Maintaining & monitoring Credit Control inbox daily, escalating as required.
• Attendance at monthly review meetings to assist Head of Credit Control.
• Establishing relations with clients’ finance teams to drive efficient and timely cash collection.
• Chase overdue debtor balances in line with Credit Control Procedures and workflows.
• Ensure the highest standards of quality and accuracy for input into systems.
• Manage a portfolio of accounts ensuring timely and effective collection of debt.
• Ad Hoc duties as and when required by the management team.

• Credit control experience within the legal sector is desirable although not essential.
• Excel skills required; ability to produce pivot tables, vlookups & other formulated data desirable although not essential.
• Work within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work under own initiative and proactively drive improvement in function.
• Team player capable of building strong relations with clients and colleagues.