Senior Credit Controller – Jersey

Ready to join our ambitious and forward-thinking team? We're looking for a Senior Credit Controller to join our global Finance team.

In this role, you'll take day to day ownership of complex credit control and collections activity for the business, acting as a key escalation point for high value, aged or sensitive debt matters. You'll support the effective management of working capital, improve cash flow, reduce exposure to bad debt and help ensure our credit control approach is commercially focused, compliant and aligned with business priorities.

If you've strong credit control experience, sound judgement, confidence handling complex debt matters and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, we'd love to hear from you!

Applications closing date: 6 September 2026

About the role

In this role you'll:

• Act as a senior point of contact and escalation for collections, aged debt and complex account queries.
• Lead regular credit control reviews with client leads and senior stakeholders, documenting outcomes, challenging assumptions and ensuring agreed actions are progressed.
• Work with the Revenue Control Manager to create and implement a clear credit control policy for the business, that is mindful of balancing good client relationships with the need for timely collections.
• Provide detailed input to the accurate valuation of debtors on a periodic basis, identifying risk, trends and potential exposure to bad debt.
• Prepare, review and present aged debt reports, cash collection updates and working capital analysis for stakeholders and finance management.
• Liaise confidently and respectfully with clients, administrators, directors and internal teams to resolve billing, payment and account queries through to conclusion.
• Support, guide and share technical knowledge with colleagues, helping to maintain consistent standards across credit control activity.
• Communicate the commercial and regulatory impact of non-collection and recommend practical steps to mitigate risk.

About you – essential requirements

• Proven experience in credit control, collections and working capital management within a professional services or similarly complex environment, including dealing with large international clients.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge, influence and resolve complex debt matters.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Proven analytical skills, including aged debt reporting, debtor risk assessment and performance monitoring.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Excel; experience with Elite 3e, Elite Enterprise or Viewpoint is advantageous.

Director, Global Accounting

Are you an experienced accounting professional who enjoys leading high performing teams, building strong client relationships and delivering excellent financial reporting outcomes?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director to join our Global Accounting team. Working as part of a collaborative and multi jurisdictional team, you'll play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high quality accounting services to a diverse portfolio of clients. Alongside overseeing complex accounting and financial reporting matters, you'll support the growth and development of colleagues through coaching and leadership, whilst contributing to business development initiatives and strengthening client relationships.

If you would like to join an ambitious and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.

Applications Closing Date: 18 September

About the role

In this role, you will:

• Lead, manage and develop team members, ensuring work is planned, prioritised and delivered to agreed deadlines and service standards
• Review and oversee the preparation of accurate financial statements, management accounts and other client reporting, including complex accounting matters
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, auditors and third party service providers, including supporting the onboarding of new clients
• Collaborate with colleagues across jurisdictions to provide accounting guidance, resolve queries and deliver a consistent client experience
• Monitor accounting records and reporting deadlines, ensuring records are maintained accurately and regulatory obligations are met
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identifying efficiencies and promoting effective use of technology and accounting systems
• Deliver internal training and coaching to support the development of colleagues and build technical capability across the business
• Identify and support business development opportunities with existing and prospective clients
• Present financial information clearly and effectively to client boards, investors and other stakeholders
• Assess and manage risks to both clients and the firm, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulatory requirements

About you – essential requirements

This role requires:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or qualified by relevant experience, with in depth technical knowledge and practical application of UK GAAP and IFRS
• Proven experience leading and developing teams, including coaching, delegation and performance management
• Demonstrable experience managing complex accounting engagements and maintaining strong client relationships
• Analytical and problem solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to make sound commercial decisions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly to technical and non technical audiences
• Organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines

Job summary:

The Legal Counsel role is a senior legal role within the General Counsel team and will act as the primary legal support to the Guernsey boards, while also supporting the General Counsel and working collaboratively across Praxis jurisdictions as part of the wider General Counsel team. The role will involve board advisory work, legal risk management, contract review, PI/complaints/contentious and regulatory matters, external counsel management, strategic support to business teams and supervision of junior legal resources.

The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer with at least 4 years’ PQE, strong judgement, clear communication skills and the ability to provide practical, commercial and risk-based legal support in a fast-moving fiduciary and financial services environment.

Job accountabilities:

Board Responsibilities

The Legal Counsel will act as the primary legal support for the relevant Guernsey based boards (or other jurisdictions as required), including:

> advising the relevant local boards on legal, fiduciary, regulatory and governance matters;

> supporting board decision-making on legally sensitive matters;

> preparing or contributing to legal reports for board review;

> identifying matters requiring escalation to the General Counsel or relevant committees;

> supporting privilege management in board materials and discussions;

> attending board or committee meetings where required (including potential membership on the Risk Committee);

> assisting with managing PI notifications and complaints;

> ensuring legal themes and recurring risks are reported clearly and practically.

Support to General Counsel

The Legal Counsel will provide direct support to the General Counsel across Group legal matters. This will include:

> helping to deliver the Legal Team operating model;

> escalating material matters early and clearly;

> supporting Group-level legal risk reporting;

> helping manage external legal spend and external counsel relationships;

> supervising legal workstreams and team members;

> assisting with Board and committee papers;

> ensuring consistent legal approaches across jurisdictions.

Team Management & Supervision

The Legal Counsel will help manage the Legal Team day-to-day. Responsibilities will include:

> supervising Junior Legal Counsel, Senior Paralegal and Trainee Paralegal work;

> allocating matters within agreed workstreams;

> reviewing work product and providing guidance;

> ensuring deadlines and matter status are properly tracked;

> supporting training and development of more junior team members;

> helping maintain consistent standards across Jersey and Guernsey;

> ensuring legal resource is used proportionately and efficiently.

General Counsel Team

Although the Legal Counsel will have a primary local board responsibility, it will support Praxis across jurisdictions collaboratively as a member of the wider General Counsel team. This will include:

> working with the other Legal Counsel and the General Counsel on Group-wide matters;

> supporting other Praxis jurisdictions where legal, fiduciary, regulatory or commercial expertise is required;

> coordinating with local boards, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Operations and business teams;

> identifying where local legal advice is required and managing external counsel appointments and spend;

> helping ensure Group legal issues are approached consistently;

> supporting cross-border matters where more than one Praxis entity or jurisdiction is involved;

> assisting and managing legal operations and matters including matter intake, triage, allocation, deadline and contract management;

> manage and support matters involving PI notifications, complaints, threatened or actual claims, litigation, regulatory matters, coordinating with Compliance and Risk.

Minimum education and experience

> Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years’ post-qualification experience.

> Jersey, Guernsey, England & Wales or equivalent common law qualification preferred.

> Experience advising boards, senior management or client-facing teams.

> Experience in fiduciary services, trust and corporate services, financial services, regulatory, contentious, commercial or in-house legal work desirable.

> Experience developing playbooks, templates or legal training desirable.

Required skills

> Strong legal technical ability.

> Ability to manage legal risk in a commercial and pragmatic way.

> Strong drafting and analytical skills.

> Ability to manage multiple matters and competing priorities.

> Ability to supervise junior lawyers or legal support staff.

> Good judgement on escalation, privilege and external counsel use.

> Clear, concise communication style.

> Team player and collaborator. Works well across jurisdictions and functions.

> Confidence working with senior stakeholders.