Senior Revenue Controller

Our Finance team is responsible for ensuring accurate financial operations and plays a crucial role in managing the Firm’s financial health. Our team handles a wide range of financial activities including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, partner compensation, payroll, treasury and cash flow management to support the Firm’s strategic goals. We are responsible for inventory management including billing and collections, and analysis of client, matter and timekeeper profitability.

We oversee statutory accounting and ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards. The Finance team also prepares financial statements, reports and analysis to provide insights into the Firm’s financial performance. We work closely with other functions to monitor expenses, optimize financial processes and implement cost‑saving initiatives. Through meticulous financial management and strategic planning, the Finance team ensures the Firm’s financial stability and supports its growth objectives.

As a Senior Revenue Controller, you will manage revenue and credit control for a designated group of London partners. You will work closely with partners, matter managers and Finance colleagues to review WIP and accounts receivable, prepare invoices, support collections and deliver accurate billing and cash forecasts. You will also help ensure compliance with Firm policies, VAT requirements and Solicitors’ Accounts Rules.

This role combines strong revenue control expertise with sound commercial judgment and the confidence to work effectively with partners, clients and colleagues. Your ability to understand detail, resolve issues and keep billing and collections on track will directly support the London office’s financial performance.

• Responsible for meeting with partners and matter managers on a regular basis to review and discuss all WIP and AR balances, documenting outcomes and following up on agreed actions.
• Assume ownership of a complex portfolio of partners, matters and clients within the London Revenue team.
• Act as an escalation point for complex billing, rate, client terms and matter‑management queries.
• Provide detailed commercial analysis and insight in relation to realisation, lock‑up, profitability, billing performance and cash collection.
• Identify and elevate opportunities for process improvement, training requirements, system issues and enhancements to working practices across the Revenue team and the assigned practice section(s).
• Provide additional support to the Revenue Manager during periods of high workload or absence and in relation to complex revenue‑control matters.
• Drafting and engrossing invoices ensuring that they are compliant with firm policy and regulatory requirements. Ensuring signed copies are filed against the matter on 3e.
• Regularly reviewing all WIP balances to ensure that all appropriate actions are undertaken to ensure it can be billed on a timely basis, including regular fee updates.
• Regular review of all aged A/R balances, preparing and agreeing action plans to aid in timely collection. Updating billing and collections tools with discussions and actions taken.
• Assisting with collections of all accounts receivable for designated partners. Utilizing central credit control where necessary.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly cash collection and billing forecasts for agreed partners in discussion with Finance management and Regional Section Heads.
• Supporting the firm’s key client program for a designated number of clients by: acting as a central point of contact for billing and collection matters; providing regular reporting on financials to Client Accounts Managers and Lead relationship partners; working with…