Revenue, Time and Rates Executive - #2094548

A leading organisation in the legal sector is seeking a Revenue, Time and Rates Executive to join their Business Finance team in London. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to play a pivotal role in supporting the financial operations of a highly respected firm, where your attention to detail and commitment to excellent service will be valued every day.

What you'll do:

As a Revenue Time and Rates Executive based in London, you will become an integral member of the Business Finance team. Your day-to-day activities will involve managing complex timesheet data with precision-ensuring all amendments are handled efficiently while upholding the highest standards of accuracy. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across multiple departments including senior management and Partners, providing expert guidance on rate-related queries. Your ability to maintain robust internal filing systems ensures compliance at every stage.

• You will analyse, investigate, and amend timesheets by transferring entries between matters, updating various codes, and ensuring accurate time recording across all internal matters.
• Your responsibilities include applying time recording policies, allocating entries to correct files, introducing guidelines for internal matters, and conducting forensic reviews such as locating missing time or reading modification histories.
• You will perform intermediate amendments such as changing hours, splitting entries, rounding time accurately, and understanding matter plans in the context of time recording.
• Inputting new rates into the system efficiently while running rates enquiries for existing rates will be central to your role.
• Diagnosing and correcting issues with existing rates promptly while responding to all rate requests or queries within agreed service level agreements is expected.
• You will ensure approval processes are strictly adhered to while liaising with team leaders, managers in Business Finance, senior management, Partners, and key departmental stakeholders.
• Gaining an overall understanding of charging structures across different offices, divisions, departments, and high-profile clients or matters will be essential.
• Providing a 'one stop shop' for business community queries on rates matters by offering guidance or referring colleagues to appropriate sources of help is required.
• Maintaining integrity of internal filing systems for reference or approval purposes forms part of your daily tasks.

What you bring:

In this Revenue Time and Rates Executive position, your proven experience in handling sensitive financial data with care sets you apart. You bring not only technical proficiency but also strong interpersonal skills that enable you to connect meaningfully with colleagues from various backgrounds. Your background may include roles in finance administration or professional services where accuracy was paramount; however, what truly distinguishes you is your enthusiasm for supporting others' success through knowledge sharing. You thrive when collaborating across boundaries-engaging people with relevant expertise so that together outstanding results are achieved. Your empathy ensures clients' experiences are enhanced at every touchpoint while your optimism helps maintain perspective during challenging periods. Above all else, your dependability makes you someone others trust implicitly when it comes to safeguarding critical business information.

• Your excellent customer service orientation enables you to respond thoughtfully and effectively to stakeholder needs within agreed timelines.
• You demonstrate consistent, fast, and accurate data entry skills with meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• Competent IT abilities are essential; you have strong working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook which supports efficient task completion.
• You suggest improvements or new ways of working in a constructive and sensitive manner that fosters collaboration within teams.
• Experience within the legal industry or professional services environment would be advantageous but not essential if you bring transferable skills from similar sectors.
• Your analytical approach allows you to identify problems quickly and present practical solutions clearly to management or business users.
• Solid commercial awareness underpins your ability to review proposals critically while making sound recommendations based on evidence.
• Adapting your interpersonal style genuinely according to audience needs helps build trust across diverse groups within the organisation.

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