Working Capital Manager (0505)
Mills & Reeve
Date: 2 hours ago
City: Leeds
Contract type: Full time
Join a high-performing finance team in a leading UK law firm, driving strategic improvements in working capital management and supporting the firm's growth ambitions.
The role
Join a high-performing finance team in a leading UK law firm, driving strategic improvements in working capital management and supporting the firm's growth ambitions.
The Working Capital Manager will lead the firm's efforts to optimise cash flow, reduce cash lock-up days, and streamline processes across WIP (Work in Progress) and debt.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role manages both the billing and credit control teams, ensuring best practice in billing, collections, and credit management. The successful candidate will be a proactive change agent, removing administrative burden from lawyers' desks and enabling fee earners to focus on client delivery.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the firm's financial performance, working collaboratively across departments to deliver measurable improvements in cash conversion and process efficiency across the firm's service lines.
The person
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
Pre employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
The firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!
Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .
The role
Join a high-performing finance team in a leading UK law firm, driving strategic improvements in working capital management and supporting the firm's growth ambitions.
The Working Capital Manager will lead the firm's efforts to optimise cash flow, reduce cash lock-up days, and streamline processes across WIP (Work in Progress) and debt.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role manages both the billing and credit control teams, ensuring best practice in billing, collections, and credit management. The successful candidate will be a proactive change agent, removing administrative burden from lawyers' desks and enabling fee earners to focus on client delivery.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the firm's financial performance, working collaboratively across departments to deliver measurable improvements in cash conversion and process efficiency across the firm's service lines.
The person
- Experience & Qualifications:
- CICM (Chartered Institute of Credit Management) accreditation, or demonstrable experience in WIP management within a law firm or similar professional services environment.
- Proven track record of delivering process improvements and measurable reductions in cash lock-up.
- Experience managing billing and/or credit control teams, with evidence of talent development and succession planning.
- Strategic Leadership & Influence
- Working Capital Management
- Process Improvement & Change Management
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Leadership & training
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.
Pre employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
The firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!
Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.
- We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work
- We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right
- We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
- We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .
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