Client Accountant

Client Accountant

• Annual Salary:
  Up to £45k
• Location:
  
  London
• Job Type: Full-time

Join our dynamic finance department, integral to a leading integrated communications agency known for transforming the fortunes of its clients. We are seeking a Finance Manager to play a crucial role in managing client finances and ensuring adherence to finance processes and controls. This position offers a blend of autonomy and support, making it ideal for someone who thrives in a lively and challenging environment.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Ensure accurate and timely billing for clients in your portfolio, in line with agreed billing schedules and contractual agreements.
• Assist the credit controller in resolving aged debtor issues and support the wider billing team as needed.
• Reconcile all production costs and job-related expenses, ensuring all costs are recoverable from clients.
• Manage client PO cover before approval and commencement of work.
• Keep accrued income to a minimum through close involvement and regular meetings with Finance Business Partners, Management Accounting teams, and the Commercial team.
• Track production spend against budgets, highlighting potential overspends to relevant production teams.
• Promptly reconcile completed jobs with production teams, ensuring jobs are closed and any outstanding balances are correctly dealt with.
• Own all jobs in your client portfolio, ensuring they progress through the job lifecycle efficiently.
• Set up and run regular and ad-hoc meetings with account management and production to address WIP issues, clarify job statuses, authorize final reconciliations, and ensure timely closure of jobs.
• Review new jobs in the finance system to ensure they are set up correctly for accurate reporting.

Required Skills &

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a similar role within a similar industry is preferred but not essential.
• Passionate about work with excellent levels of ownership to effectively manage all jobs and billings across their client portfolio.
• Thrives in a dynamic, pressurised environment and possesses excellent workload management skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Must be a committed team player and capable of working independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, confident in leading meetings and holding business units accountable.
• PC literate, proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and Google Docs.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for continuous training and development.
• Varied workload in a forward-thinking agency.
• Good work-life balance in a fun and engaging office environment.