Location: London

Employment Type: Full-time, 3-month fixed-term contract

The Opportunity: Billing Controller

Are you a meticulous financial professional with a knack for detail and a passion for process? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment where your contributions directly impact the bottom line? VML is seeking a dedicated and proactive Billing (WIP) Controller to join our dynamic finance team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong financial background to play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and accurate flow of our billing operations. You'll be at the heart of our financial processes, working closely with various teams to maintain financial integrity and support our continued growth.

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities):

As our Billing Controller, you will be instrumental in managing our billing lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance. Your responsibilities will include:

• Client Billing Expertise: Gaining a deep understanding of each client's unique billing processes and requirements to ensure accurate and timely invoicing.
• WIP Management & Analysis: Proactively analyzing Work-In-Progress (WIP) on a weekly basis, ensuring accurate allocation per job, and swiftly resolving any discrepancies to prepare for month-end close.
• Unbilled Revenue Oversight: Diligently managing unbilled revenue, actively following up internally for any missing client Purchase Orders (POs) to minimize delays.
• Query Resolution: Collaborating effectively with the Credit Control team to efficiently resolve any invoice queries related to billing, maintaining strong client relationships.
• Job Closure Support: Assisting the Revenue Controller in the timely closure of open jobs within our financial systems.
• New Job Setup: Accurately setting up new jobs for our Project Management and Account Management teams, ensuring all financial parameters are correctly established.
• Cost Estimate Approval: Reviewing and approving cost estimates within Workday, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines.
• Deadline Adherence: Consistently meeting all client billing deadlines each month, ensuring invoices are delivered via the client's preferred method.

Who You Are (Skills & Experience):

You are a highly organized and analytical individual with a proven track record in financial administration, ideally within a creative or agency environment. You're a natural problem-solver with excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit.

Specifically, you will possess:

• Experience: At least 1 year of hands-on experience in billing and WIP control.
• Attention to Detail: An exceptional eye for detail and a commitment to accuracy, ensuring precision in all financial data.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Great people skills with the ability to liaise effectively and build strong relationships with staff at all levels across the organization.
• Team Player: A proactive and collaborative team player who thrives in a supportive and dynamic environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience with Workday is preferred, demonstrating your ability to quickly adapt to and utilise financial management systems.

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