Working Capital Analyst

Company Description

Clifford Chance has 35 offices in 25 countries; the Perth and Sydney (Australian) offices fall within the larger region of Asia Pacific.

Clifford Chance is seeking a motivated Working Capital Analyst for the Australian Finance Team. The role is crucial in management of Working Capital, with primary functions being Revenue and WIP management, as well as general finance functions such as managing inter-office transactions.

The role requires a self-starter with an eagerness to learn and a positive attitude. This highly rewarding role will provide an opportunity to become the billing expert and trusted local analyst in Australia. While the role is focused on Australia firm, it will also have a significant part to play in the Clifford Chance global and regional communities.

The finance team are energetic and high performing with a positive team culture. As a global firm with a growing presence in Australia, we are offering the right individual a rewarding career to grow together with our firm.

Job Description

• WIP management: to analyse, review, and liaise with Practice Support Coordinators (PSCs) and Partners.
• Matter disbursement management: to conduct a daily review of all client payments to ensure any third-party related payments are identified. Co-ordinate the setting up of payments with the Delhi office. Ensure invoices are ATO compliant and appropriately approved
• Billing: to be a local billing expert, co-ordinate and assist PSCs and the Delhi team with billing related activities.
• Inter-office reconciliation and payments: to co-ordinate with the Delhi office to review and reconcile monthly settlements.
• Communication: to manage the Australian billing mailbox and address client queries in a timely and efficient manner. Ensure that the medium and content of communication is appropriate and effective at all times. Keep internal clients updated on resolution status.
• Reporting: to provide and co-ordinate billing/ebilling and other reporting in a timely and efficient matter. To ensure that all processes (daily/weekly/monthly/annually) are performed without errors and in line with firm policies and procedures.
• Relationship management: to maintain successful working relationships locally and globally. To be a local contact person for lawyers and PSCs in regards to billings/ebillings, WIP and accounting updates.
• Analysis: to assist in revenue, expenses and ad hoc analysis.
• Innovation: to use innovation and technology to improve the processes and procedures.
• Teamwork: to maintain a good relationship with local and overseas teams, willingness to assist and help the team when its needed.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Experience in billings and dealing with internal stakeholders in a professional service industry.
• Experience working with internal controls and compliance related issues.
• Experience in handling multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Experience in Keystone, Oracle and Hyperion will be highly regarded.
• Experience in using excel functions, i.e., VLOOKUP, pivot table, Index, etc.

Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to learn different software platforms as well as use the standard Microsoft Office technology
• Exceptional analytical and numerical skills, with a strong ability to analyse numerical information and data. Identifying trends and commenting.
• Clear and effective writing, presentation and verbal communication skills.
• Practical and commercially minded; service driven with a "can do" attitude and hands on approach.
• Ability to think outside the box and embrace changes.
• Ability to work regionally and an appreciation of different cultures.
• Good judgement and expertise in the identification and prioritisation of added value and strategic tasks.
• The ability to work effectively and co-operatively with senior internal stakeholders, including partners, business managers, office finance heads and other colleagues across the globe.
• Able to learn different technology platforms.
• Eagerness to improve processes.
• Willingness to explore technology advancement to better processes.
• Ability to use range of analytical based methodology.
• Offers pragmatic and practical solutions.
• Prompt in attending queries and solving problems.
• Communicates effectively to team members and stakeholders.
• Committed to delivering high quality work.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunities

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. We believe that each and every one of us should experience an equality of opportunity and an equality of experience here. We are always working to develop and deliver the best and most innovative approaches to make that happen. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm
and society.

We are therefore committed to treating all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and
conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

The firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.

We have a number of initiatives and networks that support our aspiration to be the Global Law Firm of choice. These include our LGBT, Gender Parity, Ethnicity and Disability networks.