Accountant - Billings And Receivables

The Role

Charterhouse are currently managing a search for a leading international law firm, whom are in the process of looking to hire an Accountant – Billings & Receivables to join their regional finance team in Dubai. The Accountant shall take on the ownership and responsibility to oversee th...

The Role
Charterhouse are currently managing a search for a leading international law firm, whom are in the process of looking to hire an Accountant – Billings & Receivables to join their regional finance team in Dubai. The Accountant shall take on the ownership and responsibility to oversee the credit control function to manage client billings and collections. Subsequently, the role will also run and develop work-in-progress (WIP) reports across the business fee earners to promote timely and accurate billing timesheets. This role shall also link to the management of the receivable function to ensure accurate accounting and disbursement payments. Additionally, the role oversees required reconciliations within the accounting system, while maintaining oversight of VAT in the invoicing process, as well as managing debtor reports linked to contract terms and follow-up.

Requirements
Our client seeks an experienced credit control and collections candidate who can demonstrate the core technical and corporate background to undertake a revenue management and reporting role. The candidate should come from a legal or professional services background, with exposure to WIP within a fee earner or contract/project-based services operations. The successful candidate will be well-versed in billing systems, with strong Excel skills for reporting and analysis to support client follow-up and contractual payment obligations. The role requires a corporate professional able to manage an array of internal and external relationships effectively, both written and verbal.

About the company
Charterhouse Middle East was formed in 2004 following the successful launch of Charterhouse Australia in 2003. Following its initial success, Charterhouse has established itself as a reputed recruitment specialist in its industry with footprints in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore), Australasia (Sydney and Melbourne) and the Middle East (Dubai). We offer professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services across a variety of industrial sectors as well as bespoke RPO services tailored to service to our clients specific requirements. Charterhouse Labour Solutions which provides Employee Outsourcing, HR solutions and Payroll Services, making Charterhouse one of only a handful of organisations within the UAE able to offer this service with a license issued through the Economic Development Department. One of the keys to our success is our staff, they possess a track record of recruiting in both the regional and international markets, with a specialised understanding of their market space. This, we believe, offers the best platform of service to our client and candidate base. In addition, our team is offered the strongest candidate generation and marketing tools, an exceptional database and support from an experienced administration and research team, to ensure that we can provide the best possible service levels. We strive to achieve excellent levels of service. Our consultants are specialists within their respective markets and hence are able to provide specialist market insights, salary trends, and are able to network with candidates who are both active and passive opportunity seekers. Valuing People, Creating Opportunity