Working Capital Coordinator

The Role

The Singapore accounts team comprises Working Capital, Accounts Payables, Management Accounting, Tax and Regulatory functions. The team is 9 members strong and is led by the Financial Controller.

This position will primarily handle the accounts receivable function and also support the Senior Working Capital Executive and Working Capital Controller in other related areas such as client monies, audit requests and others. The role interfaces closely with all the finance team members and other colleagues outside of this department.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable

• Follow up with clients (internal and external) on payment of unpaid bills.
• Attend to clients' queries and work closely with other teams within Clifford Chance to resolve issues for prompt payment by clients.
• Be the finance contact between global shared services team and our lawyers to resolve urgent issues which require quick turnaround time.
• Prepare letters and forms, and getting signatures which require quick turnaround time where appropriate.
• Liaise extensively with bank to initiate transfers, check on receipts status, bank letters, etc.
• Prepare receipts estimates for cashflow forecasting purposes.

Regulatory and Statutory

• Support the Working Capital Controller during external and internal audit exercise.
• Provide clients' AR confirmation on timely basis.
• Prepare revenue breakdown for annual regulatory reporting
• Work closely with our London Tax Team for withholding tax reporting.

Client Account

• Maintain the operations of client accounts, working extensively with other teams within Clifford Chance.
• To be familiar with SRA and Singapore Law Society rules and maintain proper documentation of all incoming and outgoing clients' funds for internal and external audit purposes.

Other

• Main point of contact for the global shared services team in certain working capital related activities.
• Work closely within the team, including providing coverage when necessary.
• Be proactive in looking out for process improvements.
• Any other duties as assigned

Requirements

Your experience

• Minimum 2 years of working capital / credit control experience
• Work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Customer service oriented.
• Good writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent phone manner and professional approach.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Able to think quickly and respond appropriately on the spot to clients.
• Proactive, good time management and meticulous.

Qualifications

• Minimum a diploma in accounting