About us:
  
At Colin Biggers & Paisley, we’re here to make a difference. We are a unique legal practice and we believe in what we do. This applies to the solutions we create for our clients, the contribution we make to our communities and the careers we build for our people.
  
We are lawyers of choice in the construction, property and insurance industries and maintain a strong presence in the areas of employment and safety, banking and finance, corporate and commercial and litigation and dispute resolution.
  
Our values of balance, respect, loyalty and integrity underpin everything we do. Our culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work-life balance. We are committed to supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.

We continually invest in our people, including learning and development opportunities and offer a formal mentoring program. We also offer other benefits such as health and fitness perks, rewards and recognition, complimentary massages and professional memberships.
  
We don’t just recognise our role as a corporate citizen, we put words into actions. The Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation brings together our entire community offering and is comprised of three streams - pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions. To ensure maximum impact, the core strategy of our Foundation is to promote and protect the rights of women and children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  
Key Accountabilities:

• Work closely with the Financial Controller to monitor WIP, Debtors and Cash Collections.
• Work closely with the Partners to develop collaborative solutions to reduce lock up days and improve cash flow.
• Be open to new developments and innovations. Respond quickly and efficiently to ad-hoc work requests.
• Review billing write offs, unbilled disbursements account balances and disbursements written off on a monthly basis and investigate any significant movements and report to management.
• Manage the asset certification process as part of the annual audit and year end processes.  

Provide leadership and set priorities  

• Provide strong leadership, have responsibility for the development and performance of the credit team.
• Set collection targets for each group and for the controllers
• Manage credit risk - invoice reversals, unbillable WIP and uncollectable debt.
• Manage the firms metrics for DSO (85 days) and Outstanding Debtors (21% of total revenue on an R12) by delivering reports and analytics. 

Client, Commercial and Relationship Management  

• Regularly meet with Partners to review and discuss WIP, Disbursement & Debt balances. Agree on which matters will be billed in the current month and highlight any credit control issues where Partner intervention is required.
• Work with the Billing Team to ensure pledged bills materialise at the earliest opportunity, and that they are accurate, rendered on time and adhere to client agreements.
• Influence Partners to allow normal debt-chasing processes on all their bills.
• Follow up payment of all outstanding invoices in a timely manner and ensure that all credit control queries/disputes are resolved without delay to unlock debts as quickly as possible.
• Review unbilled disbursements balances and agitate for billing, when appropriate.

Process improvement and training

• Ensure that new e-bill clients and platforms are onboarded efficiently and requirements are communicated to the business.
• Investigate and respond to enquiries from clients, partners and fee earners relating to financial aspects of client matters.
• Provide financial/commercial training to fee earner groups.
• Oversee and monitor the effectiveness of the end to end matter and client financial lifecycle, initiating improvements to enhance the quality of service and seek efficiencies (especially as part of CBP's new business intake process).

Essential Competencies: 

• Five years or more experience in a similar role with ideally at least three years working capital experience.
• Commercial mindset, results driven with a proactive and goal orientated approach to decision making.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills both written and verbal including Excel (Intermediate / Advanced) and PowerPoint (Intermediate).
• Experience in using technology to drive change and efficiencies.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities and varied workloads.
• Ability to influence at the highest level as a credible, fast-thinking, collaborative and proactive individual.
• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills including, coaching, development and mentoring.
• Demonstrate a hands-on approach and success in working in a team based environment.

Desirable

• Experience of Elite 3E a distinct advantage but not essential.
• Experience of a partnership environment would be very advantageous.

Join the team:
  
Our culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work-life balance. We work hard for our clients but we also make sure we put our people first. Whether it's taking advantage of our discounted gym memberships across Australia, joining one of our all-star sports teams or enjoying a complimentary massage, Colin Biggers & Paisley offers a suite of unique employee benefits.
  
Our people are given every opportunity for both career progression and personal growth. We continually invest in our people and support and encourage them as they grow within the practice.
  
Inclusion and Diversity is a priority for us. “Diversity” to us means diversity in gender, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and ability, and “inclusion” for us means inclusion for all. We are committed to fostering a truly diverse workforce that is inclusive of everyone. Our aim is to be recognised as a leading provider of inclusion and diversity in the legal profession.
  
We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
  
We look forward to receiving your application.