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Reference FAPBSW
Location Peterborough
Purpose: To provide a high‑quality billing service to the business by working closely with the Senior Legal Biller to ensure accurate and timely invoices are issued to clients. The role supports the wider Finance function in maintaining strong financial controls, excellent client service, and efficient billing processes.
This role involves but is not limited to:
· Drafting bills and approving bills
· Producing credit notes
· Ensuring any agreed client fee arrangements or billing deadlines are complied with
· Ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR) and VAT rules, for which training will be provided.
· Respond to requests and queries sent to the Billing team in a timely and efficient manner
· Collaborate effectively with the wider Finance team
· Ensure all financial data is accurately captured in the financial systems
· Working to strict Month End deadlines
· Partner with Fee Earners and colleagues across the business to deliver a first‑class billing service
· Work with the wider Finance team to resolve billing queries quickly and accurately
Qualifications and Skills:
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· High‑level data administration skills, with excellent attention to detail when handling large volumes of information
· Experience of using 3E or similar practice management systems would be desirable but is not a prerequisite. However, a willingness and the ability to quickly learn new systems is a core requirement
· Ability to work well independently and as part of a team providing support to others
· Ability to operate in a professional, calm and friendly manner, even when working to tight deadlines
· Self‑motivated, proactive, and able to take ownership of tasks
· Competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
Company Core Values:
· Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best that we can be
· Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force
· Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth
· Commit: To delivering excellent client experience and working with integrity, investing in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage