Roles & responsibilities

•Collaborate with the Working Capital Controller team to support financial operations and achieve objectives across a range of business areas.

•Develop a comprehensive understanding of the business operations supported, actively learning about relevant finance processes to integrate them effectively into daily tasks.

•Acquire a thorough understanding of the business area being supported

•To drive, develop and maintain close links with Engagement Leaders and conduct monthly face to face meetings with partners to discuss all WIP and Debtor balances.

•Comprehensive follow-up of action items, such as time write off, billing action. This includes follow up of all debt collection discussions

•Assist in the execution of credit control framework to ensure debtors to be collected in a timely manner.

•Coordination and submission of monthly billing forecast estimates, ensuring that estimates are accurate, reflective of partner conversations and all pledged invoices materialise

•Promoting the use of the budgeting tool

•Managing Lock Up Days – to regularly review WIP and debtor lock up days for Engagement Leaders, to monitor trigger points of billing/ write offs, so ensuring early revenue action to maintain optimum working capital hygiene from a WIP perspective.

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•Develop a thorough understanding of the business area supported, proactively keeping abreast with what services it provides, its key clients, & significant contracts

•Build strong and trusted relationships with key stakeholders, principally engagement leaders and managers, and middle office where applicable

•Minimise lockup by reviewing unbilled revenue, validating recoverability and instigating the EL/EM/MO to act where billing action needs and/or should be taken

•Monitor debt and work closely with the EL/EM to drive timely collections. Escalate aged or disputed items in-line with the credit control framework, highlighting blockers for partner intervention

•Detect and escalate errors/anomalies impacting revenue e.g. caps, FP ETC issues. Coordinate remediation with shared services or central finance teams

•Act as the first line of support for operational finance queries relating to WIP, debtors, billing, revenue processes, and engagement hygiene. Assist ELs/EMs in understanding key working capital metrics and required actions

•Review engagement cost accruals, ensuring that there is no double-count with actual costs and/or overstated revenue due to a lack of accruing. Pursue action as may be required

•Monitor and pursue action on engagement-related operational matters that can have an impact on lockup and revenue recognition e.g. risk blockers, EL/EM leavers whose codes haven’t been transferred to another EL/EM, work packages without billing element. Similarly, promote hygiene across the portfolio by ensuring that completed projects are closed within the system

•Execute defined control activities, such as revenue reassignment and other controls within established finance processes. Ensure proper documentation and compliance per process governance

•Act as an escalation point for both the requestor and the finance operations team, in transaction execution processes e.g. stalled billing or approvals

•Escalate and work with Finance Business Partners (FBPs) to tackle identified significant and/or systematic lockup and commercial issues

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This role is for you if you have the below

Work experience

•Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA) and advanced degrees (e.g., MBA) are highly desirable, especially those with a focus on UK finance and taxation

•Proven track record of managing transitions and integrating new roles effectively from UK Geo

•6+ years relevant experience which should be mix of Financial accounting, management accounting and FP&A.

•A minimum of 3 years’ Working Capital management experience. Professional services experience is preferred

This role is for you if you have the below

Work experience

•Understanding of financial reporting standards, particularly IFRS 15, fixed asset accounting, and intercompany accounting

•Proven track record in driving operational excellence and delivering exceptional customer service.

•Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams

•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels

•Experience with S/4HANA or any related SAP ERP system is a plus.

•Resilience and the ability to work effectively with multiple and demanding stakeholders.

•Strong problem-solving abilities.

Preferred technical & functional skills

•Excellent Communication Skills

•Proven experience in financial analysis, accounting, or related roles.

•Strong proficiency in MS Excel.

•Knowledge of Data Analytics tools

•Multitasking Skills

•Proactive attitude

•Well organised

•Able to prioritise and deal with a varied workload

•High attention to detail

•Good written and verbal communication skills

•Resilient and able to work with multiple and demanding stakeholders

•Problem solving abilities

•Numeracy literate – preference for a Maths ‘A’ level or equivalent qualification