A fantastic opportunity to join a fast paced, Finance administration function at a leading global law firm, supporting both fee earners and wider finance teams with Client/Matter inception and billing.
About the role
The Matter Administrator role forms a central cog within the wider Finance function at CMS. It is a fast paced, dynamic position, constantly evolving to meet the firm, and its clients, requirements. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Maintaining client and matter data integrity within the CMS billing system (Elite 3E), including hourly charge out rates for Fee Earners.
- Vetting new client and matter requests against a multitude of Risk & Compliance, Finance & Client specific rules, before ensuring the accurate and timely transfer of the data into the billing system.
- Prioritisation of different workstreams through use of a ticketing system (Enate) to ensure both team and firm Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met.
- Liaising with Partners, Fee Earners and other Finance functions around the globe to facilitate a seamless process from Client/Matter inception to billing and ultimately cash collection.
- Assisting the Commercial Finance team by maintaining panel rate agreements with key clients and conducting yearly rate increases to ensure profitability including any subsequent reversals where the increase has been rejected.
- Working with other CMS data teams to cleanse the billing system of historic inaccurate/duplicated data
About you
We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
- Promote a culture of mutual understanding through effective communication both within CMS and with our clients.
- No legal experience or qualification is required, the position is equally, if not more suited to those with a Finance/data background
- Strong attention to detail, with a belief that accuracy and data integrity is important
- Good written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels, confident, professional telephone manner
- Solid understanding of basic Maths & Microsoft Excel – ability to manipulate monetary amounts (currency conversions, percentage increase/decrease etc.)
- Able to analyse letters, emails and spreadsheets etc. pick out the key points and identify errors/trends
- Proven ability to work to tight deadlines (hours not days) and prioritise workload to ensure SLAs for multiple workstreams are consistently met
- Desire to ask questions, think outside the box, problem solve and suggest ways to simplify processes/data
- Willing to perform routine data cleansing tasks
- Confidence to make own decisions and take responsibility for them
- A desire to grow their knowledge and skills in the Finance function, supporting management and wider business
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What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
Skills Required
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Confident and professional telephone manner
- Basic mathematics skills
- Microsoft Excel skills, including manipulating monetary amounts, currency conversions, and percentage changes
- Ability to analyze letters, emails, and spreadsheets to identify key points, errors, and trends
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritize multiple workstreams against SLAs
- Problem-solving ability and willingness to suggest process or data improvements
- Willingness to perform routine data-cleansing tasks
- Confidence to make independent decisions and take responsibility
- Desire to develop knowledge and skills in Finance
- Legal experience or qualification
What We Do
CMS is an international law firm with over 5,000 lawyers across 80 offices worldwide. They provide a wide range of legal and tax advice to help organizations thrive in changing times, offering deep local market understanding combined with a global perspective to support clients across various sectors.
