Role: Client / Revenue Accountant – Quick Start
Sector: Creative PR Agency
FTC Contract: 6 month FTC – possibility to extend / perm
Location: Central London – Hybrid 3 days in the office
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 FTE
Reference: VisionFR3218
VisionFR are delighted to be acting on behalf of a vibrant independent creative agency with offices based in UK, USA and Europe. They offer a great working environment and are now looking for a Client / Revenue Accountant to join the team reporting to the Commercial Controller.
The Client / Revenue Accountant must maintain a strong working relationship with the wider finance team, legal team and the client facing team as well as with clients.
It is integral that the Client / Revenue Accountant has an in-depth knowledge of payment and cost/spend status on all projects. This position requires enthusiasm, good attention to detail, self-motivation, the ability to work under pressure & prioritise, professionalism and integrity.
Client / Revenue Accountant Key Responsibilities:
- Obtain and manage purchase orders, ensuring timely revenue recognition
- Raise/issue fee invoices & credit notes and expense recharges in Paprika according to project billing schedule
- Upload invoices to client portals and monitor payment status where applicable
- Maintain knowledge of contractual and billing status for all projects versus budget estimates and pipeline
- Manage and maintain job bags on ongoing basis, ensuring project-related costs and WIP are controlled
- Conduct weekly reviews of the pipeline to ensure readiness for revenue recognition
- Reconcile bank accounts and allocate receipts daily
- Manage credit control, chase outstanding debt, and track remittances
- Provide updates to CC on debtors, billing, and collections
- Deliver monthly ad-hoc reports to support decision-making
- Review and oversee project reconciliation with the accounts handlers to be completed within 60 days of end of project
- Support the annual audit by maintaining accurate project documentation and revenue recognition
- Raise intercompany invoices and complete intercompany reconciliations monthly
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, account leads and clients
- Support new client/supplier onboarding and system setup
Client / Revenue Accountant Key Skills Required
- Experience with Paprika (essential)
- Previous experience managing WIP
- Strong hands-on general ledger experience
- Proficient in Excel – pivots, xlookups, sumifs etc.
- An excellent can-do attitude and positive work ethic – hardworking and reliable
- Proactive and adaptive to a fast-changing environment and excellent attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and take on ad-hoc responsibilities
VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client recruitment needs.
Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.
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