| Job Title: | Project Credit Controller - London Central |
|---|---|
| Reference: | 7890415 |
| Salary: | £45,000 |
| Location(s): | London |
| Industry(s): | Blue Chip |
| Advertiser: | Hays Accountancy & Finance |
| Employment Type: | Permanent |
| Posted: | 20-05-2008 |
Description:
Since their establishment in 1944, this Architecture practice, based in fantastic new central London offices have worked on over 800 major projects across 37 countries.With award-winning projects under their belt the organisation now requires an experienced Credit Controller to manage the revenue function during a period of aggressive growth and movement into new European territories.
This position calls on somebody with professional services experience or specific experience within a project environment as you will manage all aspects of the billings, credit, revenue and sales ledger.
Overall responsibilities
- To ensure that proper and up to date project budgets and costing records are maintained for all projects
- To ensure that all project billings happen in a timely and accurate manner
- To ensure that Credit Control procedures are followed and accurately reported
- Pursue late payers & potential bad debts with company solicitors
- Support Project Directors on resource projection/costing for prospective projects
- Assist Project Directors with all aspects of operating Project Costing system
Key duties
- To ensure that proper and up to date project budgets and costing records are maintained for all projects
- To ensure that all project billings happen in a timely and accurate manner
- To ensure that Credit Control procedures are followed and accurately reported
- Pursue late payers & potential bad debts with company solicitors
- Support Project Directors on resource projection/costing for prospective projects
- Assist Project Directors with all aspects of operating Project Costing system
- Review weekly Project Performance Summaries and discuss with Project Directors
- Set up and maintain project details including fees, charge out rates, cost rates etc
- Liaise with FD to maintain cost information and ensure that financial information is disseminated to relevant directors
- Monitor transfer of project expenses through from Accounting to Project Costing System
- Ensure that all project budget information is updated monthly
- Produce Sales Invoices for approval of Project Directors
- Post invoices / receipts to Accounting System
- Produce aged debtor report for weekly and monthly Management Groups
- Produce Monthly Billing Forecast
- Follow Credit Control procedures to an agreed format
- Produce Credit Control Report with appropriate metrics from Aged Debtors Report
- Supply projected collection information to inform weekly cashflow projections
- Track Sales invoices through debtors? approval and payments processed.
- Identify debts which require third party action and feed-back actions to FD
- Plan and budget for action which may become prolonged
- Preparation of resource costing and contribution exercises for prospective projects
- Liaise with Project Directors on refining a bid and ?what-if? scenarios
- Assist Project Directors with basis of project expenses incurred and recoverable
- Assist Project Directors with all aspects of operation of project costing systems
- Identify possible errors or omissions in system data and assistance with corrections required
Excellent package:
- Basic salary up to £45,000 dependant on experience
- 25 days holiday (3 of which need to be taken over xmas)
- Private health for self and family
- Pension
- Company bonus (discretionary and can be very significant)
