Role: Project/Client Accountant
Sector: Creative Agency
Location: Farnham
Permanent: Office working encouraged, hybrid working permitted but minimum 3 days in office
Salary: £38,000- £42,000 pa plus bonus & good benefits
Reporting to: Finance & Commercial Director
Ref: VFR 3230
VisionFR is seeking a Project/Client Accountant to join a highly motivated and dynamic team in this well established and growing brand experiential agency creative. This position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant company.
Either up and coming in the financial world or already experienced with a project accounting background, you’ll be capable of looking after multiple international and fast paced projects in a busy environment. Completing tasks and staying on top of things, whether it be managing multiple stakeholders, controlling costs, billing clients, creating reports etc. Your ability to manage multiple tasks day-to-day while using your initiative and experience to make improvements enable growth and add value to the finance team.
Specifics:
* You will ensure agency projects have approved budgets and accurate financials.
* You run the day-to-day finance activities of the sales ledger, working closely with the wider team, you ensure all projects are billed accurately and on time.
* You understand the nuances of running multiple multicurrency projects, delivered globally and can track performance and deliverables across project lifecycles.
* Throughout the lifespan of the project, you will be able to ensure transactions are captured accurately, making recommendations on where improvements could be made as necessary.
* You’re able to reconcile and close out projects, evaluating what worked well and what didn’t, challenging current thinking and processes as appropriate.
* You liaise with clients, ensuring they have a great experience while we work with them to receive POs and any other paperwork to facilitate smooth transactions.
* You will be capable of building out minor project budgets, keeping an eye on the details, and ensuring all costs are posted correctly.
* You look after the general administrative tasks too, ensuring agency projects and clients are set up correctly and ready to go in our systems.
* Raising and checking timesheets and POs for Freelancers are in place and accurately captured compared to agreed budgets and submitted timesheets.
* You’re a people person, regularly checking in with the wider team, reviewing projects with budget holders and ensuring system accurately represents the latest position
* You will provide insight and analysis, raising the flag on any issues you spot to help us get ahead of any situation to ensure faultless delivery.
* You help with the month end process, assisting the Finance Manager with revenue recognition and forecasting.
* You’re not afraid to get stuck in, helping ease the workflow and covering other members of the department when required.
* You deal with any ad-hoc finance queries in a professional and timely manner.
* You create, refine & implement improved reporting. Circulating regular information to the wider team to improve awareness of project performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure project financials are accurately reflected in the systems.
* Ensure timely and accurate billings of the sales ledger, monitoring project cash flow and ensuring receipts and debtors are managed effectively.
* Continuous awareness of project progress across transactions, time and deliverables.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
* You’re either in the process of gaining a professional qualification or experienced in the financial management of projects.
* You’re super organised and have fantastic attention to detail, can make improvements and see your ideas through to completion.
* You have great emotional intelligence, are reliable, trustworthy and have excellent communication and time management skills.
* You have a knack for translating commercial data into clear insights, providing commentary that guides both financial and operational thinking.
* You possess outstanding work ethics, integrity and professionalism.
* You can cope with multiple demands within a fast paced environment and are able to meet deadlines while bringing a positive mindset.
* You have the confidence to challenge as appropriate.
* You have a good working knowledge of software packages such as Microsoft Office, Google Suite and Slack (Procim experience would be great but not essential).
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.