Mewburn Ellis is the forward-looking IP firm. 150 years old, but very much with a focus on the future, we are at the top of our profession. We are ‘Top Tier’ in Legal 500, ‘Band 1’ in Chambers & Partners UK, ‘Gold Ranked’ for EPO work and ‘Top Tier’ in IAM Patent 1000 as well as being ‘Recommended’ in MIP IP Stars and WTR. We are proud to have been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum Medal in 2024. Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first Intellectual Property firm to receive this medal, which is the highest rating you can earn in sustainable business practices.
We provide commercially focused, creative advice about obtaining, enforcing, and exploiting intellectual property rights including patents, trade marks and designs to a wide range of clients who enjoy our straightforward approach and flexible working practices. Our attorneys, and lawyers assist our clients across the entire range of IP services. We have experience working in numerous diverse industry sectors.
There has never been a more exciting time to work for a firm like Mewburn Ellis. We are an ambitious and growing firm that put our people at the heart of our culture. We are over 350 strong, with across five offices in Bristol, Cambridge, London, Manchester and Munich. The culture and personality of the firm is ambitious but also relaxed and friendly.
We are recruiting for a Credit Account Executive to join our Credit Control team in Bristol. If successful you will receive full training to bring you up to speed with the requirements of the role. This is a great opportunity to join the finance team in one of Europe’s top specialist Intellectual Property firms.
This is a broad role and we are seeking a candidate who is keen to develop their skills in credit control and is confident in dealing directly with clients, Paralegals and Partners.
The role
You will be responsible for part of our foreign currency client ledger. The primary focus of this role is prevention of bad debts by encouraging good credit practices throughout the firm whilst maximising cash flow and minimising debtor days for the client accounts under your control.
You will be required to work closely with the Partners of the firm and their teams, advising them on the credit policy and helping to resolve queries. You will be responsible for building and maintaining both internal and long-standing external relationships, whilst managing all aspects of your client’s accounts, including ensuring the master data remains up to date.
What’s in it for you?
We have an excellent benefit package which includes:
- Competitive salary
- A blended office and home working approach
- Flexible working hours
- 30 days leave (exc. Bank Holidays)
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced family leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Firmwide discretionary bonus scheme
- Paid day off for charitable endeavours
- Discount Voucher Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Workplace ISA
- Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
- Care concierge
Our successful growth story is down to our people. And we take the wellbeing of our people seriously offering a huge suite of initiatives to de-stress, engage and enthuse. We care about wider society too and the communities in which we operate, read about our Forward Community Programme to find out more about how we're giving back.
About you
You will have experience of credit control, preferably within a law firm, intellectual property firm, or similar professional services environment. With an ability to demonstrate managing your own workload, taking responsibility for tasks being completed accurately and in a timely manner using your own initiative
Good communication skills, both written and verbal will be essential to this role, and you will be able to proactively identify and solve problems using high level of attention to detail.
You will be able to deliver excellent client service, with an aim to maintain strong, healthy client relationships demonstrating an ability to approach scenarios with flexibility and adaptability.
Candidates must have good IT skills and be familiar with all MS Office packages. We use a range of in-house IT systems and workflows so the ability to learn and utilise new systems and processes is important.
Your career is important to us, and we will invest in you to allow you to develop and grow. If you are excited by the prospect of this role and where a career with Mewburn Ellis could take you, we’d love to hear from you. If you would like more information on the role and a detailed role description, please contact us on recruitment@mewburn.com
To make an application please forward your CV to Victoria Moore at recruitment@mewburn.com
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply.
We reserve the right to cease advertising should we receive a high number of applicants.
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