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Are you ready to make your mark as part of our Global Finance Team? Then you’ve come to the right place. At White & Case, we provide a supportive environment where you will be welcomed as an integral member of our diverse, international team from day one. Our finance team plays a critical role in supporting the firm’s operations and ensuring financial excellence.

The Revenue Controller will report to the EMEA Revenue Manager in London, overseeing the invoicing process, managing accounts receivable, all whilst collaborating closely with partners. You will play a pivotal role in preparing financial reports, ensuring compliance with financial policies, and supporting the firm’s key client program.

Additionally, you will assist with collections, provide forecasts, and liaise with international offices to support revenue and credit control across the region.

Partner and Matter Management:

• Meet regularly with partners and matter managers to review and discuss WIP and AR balances.
  Document outcomes and follow up on agreed actions.

Invoicing and Billing:

• Draft and engross invoices ensuring compliance with firm policy and regulatory requirements.
• File signed copies against matters on 3e.
• Review WIP balances to ensure timely billing, including regular fee updates.

Accounts Receivable and Collections:

• Regularly review aged A/R balances, prepare, and agree on action plans for timely collection.
• Assist with collections of accounts receivable for designated partners.
• Utilize central credit control when necessary.

Forecasting and Reporting:

• Prepare monthly and quarterly cash collection and billing forecasts in discussion with Finance management and Regional Section Heads.
• Support the firm’s key client program by acting as a central point of contact for billing and collection matters.
• Provide regular financial reports to Client Accounts Managers and Lead relationship partners.

Coordination and Liaison:

• Work with PAs, Revenue Assistants, and the operations team in Manila to ensure timely billing.
• Liaise with other EMEA office finance teams to support revenue and credit control across the region.
• Maintain continuous open dialogue with partners and clients.
• Consult with managers/billing partners regarding variations to standard terms, discounts, and rate amendments.

Compliance and Monitoring:

• Ensure compliance with the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules, particularly around earmarking of funds and residual balances.
• Ensure VAT and other local taxes are correctly reflected and accounted for.
• Monitor matters to ensure:
  • Correct task codes are maintained.
  • Rates are consistent with client agreements.
  • Immediate flags are raised when estimates are close to or have been exceeded.
  • WIP updates are available upon request.
  • Discrepancies are identified and corrected promptly.
  • Fee earners record time accurately and timely.
  • Interim or final invoices are raised promptly based on specific instructions.

Write-offs and Adjustments:

• Ensure prompt action on write-offs of time or AR, time transfers, and rate adjustments.
• Review aged WIP, prepare summary reports, and process write-offs in line with firm policy.
• Keep internal systems up to date with WIP and AR information, diarize tasks, and follow up as necessary.
• Review and allocate unallocated cash and BOAs in a timely fashion.

Supervision and Support:

• Delegate to and supervise the work of billing specialists in London and Manila to ensure high standards.
• Perform regular and ad-hoc reporting and projects for clients, partners, and management.
• Work on other matters or projects as required.

• Minimum of A Levels or equivalent education.
• At least 3 years of in-depth revenue control and collections experience.
• Experience with Elite, 3E, Aderant, or similar PMS systems.
• Law firm experience desired, ideally in a top 20 firm with international client interaction.
• Ability to inspire trust and confidence in partners and clients.
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, effective at all organizational levels.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle difficult situations.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Flexible and able to manage workload and priorities to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and VAT.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel (intermediate level or above).
• Strong numerical skills, including computing rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Additional languages helpful but not required.

When you join us, you’ll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a finance professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

This role is a permanent, full-time position based in our London office, and reports into the EMEA Revenue Manager.

Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week.

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:

• Private medical insurance
• Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
• Yearly wellbeing fund
• Income protection
• Holiday purchase
• Life insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Private GP services
• Travel insurance
• Dental coverage
• Cycle to work
• Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)

White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We are a Disability Confident (Committed) Employer. We will be happy to work with you.

Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.

Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.

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