Finance Assistant - Health Business Group
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Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance across the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00‑17:00 (35 hours per week)
Team: Health Business Group
Location: Liverpool
Benefits
* Annual leave starting at 25 days
* Annual bonus scheme
* Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
* Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
* 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
* Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
* Annual fitness allowance
* Flexible pension scheme
* ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
* Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
* Medicash
* EAP with access to counselling
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
* Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back‑up care per year via Bright Horizons.
* Life assurance
* Group income protection
* Annual travel season ticket loan
* Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
* Bespoke training and development opportunities
* Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role Overview
Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner - HBG, you will play a vital role in supporting financial performance and strategic growth within the Health Business Group.
Key Responsibilities
* Support onboarding process for new clients.
* Aid in production and finalisation of client engagement letters / framework agreements and other client onboarding documentation.
* Manage client specific requirements to support good client relations.
* Co‑ordinate individual client requirements e.g. managing purchase orders and rates.
* Generate WIP reports and distribute to fee earners to initiate billing process.
* Maintain billing calendars and ensure timely invoice processing.
* Raise bills according to individual client requirements and protocols.
* Liaise with internal and external contacts to monitor collections and escalate issues, resolving problematic invoices.
* Process and manage WIP and disbursement write offs.
* Process and produce credit notes.
* Manage specific client MI requests.Process and load e‑bills on client systems.
* Responsible for other admin or finance matters to support the HBG finance team.
* If required, support other finance-related operations.
Required Qualifications
* Knowledge and understanding of financial information and billing processes.
* Proficient in MS Excel.
* Excellent organisational and stakeholder coordination skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
* Excellent accuracy and attention to detail across a wide scope.
* Strong communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
* Experience working with Aderant finance system.
* Experience working in a legal / professional services environment.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre‑employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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