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Please note this role is a 6 Month FTC
More about the role:
To manage the Work-In-Progress efficiently, ensuring that all costs are billed onto the clients in a timely manner and assisting with any cash collection queries. To work within strict monthly deadlines to maintain a low Work-in-Progress balance at all times, ensuring all costs are billed onto the Client as soon as possible. Ensuring client budgets are kept up today tracking costs and revenues monthly.
What you'll do:
- To liaise with Account Handlers to produce and finalised invoices to send to the Client.
- To provide ad-hoc invoicing and project transactional analysis when required by the Client and / or Account Handler.
- To maintain accurate budget / billing tracking for all Clients within the Client Co-Ordinator’s portfolio.
- To keep the Sector Finance Leads (Commercial accountants)/Finance & Business Manager informed of any issues relevant to the smooth running of the Billings function.
- To provide month end reports to support the WPP financial process (Unbilled Work In Progress Summary, Credit Note Reconciliation Report).
- To build effective working relationships with Account Handlers and Sector Heads and provide appropriate financial counsel as and when required.
- To raise all draft invoices on the computerised billings system, from the Work-in-Progress accounts. To ensure that all invoices are distributed to the relevant Account Handlers for authorisation.
- To ensure all necessary amendments are made to invoices when returned from Account Handlers and that all necessary queries and adjustments are dealt with in a timely manner before being sent to Clients.
- To produce and maintain accurate invoice and budget tracking ensuring correct PO/Budgets are reflected on system against what has been invoiced to the client.
- To produce monthly “Aged WIP” reports as an analysis of all costs not billed.
- Manage the BIA (Billings In Advance) account relating to their respective clients
- To assist with any queries regarding credit control issues from an invoicing point of view, in conjunction with Finance Plus.
Experience that contributes to success:
- Previous Billing experience (preferably in marketing/media environment)
- IT literate (MS Office and preferably Maconomy)
Our London office:
Burson employs over 450 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socialising with the wider agency and other WPP OpCo’s.
Key Burson benefits:
- 25 days holiday per year. After 3 years continuous service the entitlement will rise by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days after 7 years
- Flexible Public Holidays – you can swap public holidays for days of personal significance.
- Group life assurance scheme (4x basic salary).
- Discounted dental and travel insurance
- Full access to Headspace app
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Matched pension contributions
- Comprehensive private medical care
- Enhanced maternity & paternity schemes (after one years’ service).
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