Junior Finance Assistant - Warsaw Hub
The Junior Finance Assistant role at Clifford Chance's Warsaw Hub is integral to supporting the London Billing function within the Finance Team. This position involves assisting in the issuance and processing of bills, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in billing activities. The role is designed to reduce the risk associated with the size of Work in Progress (WIP) on the balance sheet, emphasizing teamwork and collaboration.
Key responsibilities include managing requests from the joint mailbox, providing day-to-day billing support, amending, authorizing, finalizing, and emailing bills, and collating and filing related documentation. The role also involves updating information within GPMS/Intapp, interacting with Partners, Managing Associates, and other business professionals, chasing outstanding draft bills, and handling ad-hoc queries. Additional tasks encompass preparing Matter Review Reports, matching Excel Reports, pre-bill guides, and draft invoices, as well as updating matters from e-billing validation reports.
Candidates should possess excellent organizational skills, an aptitude for following processes and instructions, and the ability to understand new concepts quickly. A flexible working approach and confidence in communicating, both written and verbally, with individuals at all levels are essential. A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, along with excellent data entry skills, are required. Fluency in English and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, are necessary. A good understanding of the financial processes underpinning billing activities is important. A Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics is preferable, and experience in billing or finance roles would be beneficial but is not mandatory.
While specific compensation details are not provided, Clifford Chance offers a competitive edge and empowers its employees to be at the forefront of technological innovation, such as AI investment and legal automation. The Warsaw Hub exemplifies this commitment, focusing on delivering operational excellence with specialist infrastructure and dedicated support in areas like Finance, Legal and Executive administration support, Risk and Compliance, Business Development, Branding, Marketing, and Communications.
Joining Clifford Chance means becoming part of a high-performing culture, globally recognized for the work done and the advantage created for world-leading clients. Employees collaborate with some of the sharpest minds in the industry, working on critical legal and commercial business challenges and driving business support processes. The Warsaw Hub is designed to help clients move faster, smarter, and with confidence, offering a dynamic and interconnected global network. Employees connect with colleagues across the world, learn, grow, and take their careers in the direction they desire.