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Revenue Management - DubaiJob DescriptionWe're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide.
We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. We value difference and actively promote a culture of respect for each individual, encouraging and creating inclusion.
Our new hybrid working model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing.

Revenue Controller


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The Role


To assist the Finance team and the Regional Revenue Manager (based in Dubai) in the billing and collections function for the Middle East region.  This role will primarily focus on the working capital function to ensure the targets are met for the KSA office and ad-hoc support to other network offices.


Location


This role will be based in the Riyadh office (with occasional travel to Dubai).


The Team


The firm’s Middle East Revenue Control department is an integral part of the overall high performing finance function and consists of five people, the Regional Revenue Manager, three Revenue Controller and a Credit Controller.         


Billing


  • Work closely with the Regional Revenue Manager, Partners, Lawyers, Secretaries and Compliance in the delivery of the billing function in the Riyadh office.
  • Undertake face-to-face WIP and Debt meetings with partners and lawyers
  • Manage and prioritise bills in line with meeting performance targets
  • Maintain up to date records of all contacts with partners and their client regarding WIP
  • Ensure that Partners raise bills in a timely manner or write off WIP that cannot be recovered
  • Prepare draft bills, to include edit narratives, review rates and ensure that all invoices processed are compliant and in accordance with the firm and country policies
  • Ensure bills are dispatched to clients and posted to Accounting Ledgers promptly in line with established deadlines and cut offs
  • Implement the E-Billing process with the project team in accordance with the new requirements in the KSA
  • Show flexibility to support the wider Finance team and the office as necessary

Credit Control


  • Manage the collection of all payments and debt for the entire Riyadh portfolio.
  • Undertake pro-active regular reviews with partner, lawyers and clients and follow up chasing of outstanding debts.
  • Identify and develop key client contacts necessary to secure recovery
  • Liaise with partners and the lawyers to escalate matters and respond to client queries
  • Prepare monthly and ad-hoc debtor report for discussion with the team and drive action for targeting of debt
  • Produce and deliver client statements as a routine aspect of the function
  • Analyse invoices and calculate discounts/fees for negotiations with clients
  • Administer the receipting of client payments
  • Maintain accurate records of collection activities in SAP
  • Administer on-boarding requests as and when required by the client
  • Any other Ad-hoc duties assigned by the Regional Revenue Manager

Skills and Experience Required


  • Relevant Bachelor degree or with professional qualification
  • Hands on billing and credit controller experience in a high volume and multi-discipline role
  • Minimum of 2 to 3 years with a legal firm background or professional services
  • Strong communication skills and confidence to liaise at all levels and to act as a business partner with the fee earning team
  • Highly numerate, an accounting background would be an advantage
  • A self-starter, highly motivated and results orientated
  • Adaptable and flexible with ability complete tasks with minimum supervision
  • Must be professional in delivery, with a well-developed sense of discretion
  • Good time management skills, and a proven ability to multi-task;
  • Strong IT skills including Excel, Outlook, and general familiarity with IT systems
  • Previous experience of Aderant or SAP would be an advantage
  • E-billing experience and a good knowledge of application of taxes on invoices is preferred
  • Must be flexible over hours and prepared to work additional hours when required, particularly during month end.
  • Fluency in Arabic would be an advantage
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 


Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.


We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here. Norton Rose Fulbright UK has been accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and as such, we are committed to taking actions regarding the attraction, recruitment, employment and career development of disabled people.


We are an equal opportunities employer. We can make tailored adjustments to our application process to ensure that you have the best chance of success by working with you individually to understand more about your requirements. Please contact our Recruitment team on EMEARecruitment@nortonrosefulbright.com


Job Details

Job Location
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Company Industry
Other Business Support Services
Company Type
Unspecified
Employment Type
Unspecified
Monthly Salary Range
Unspecified
Number of Vacancies
Unspecified

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