Credit Controller

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Team: UK Finance

Reporting to: UK Financial Controller

Location: London 

What's the role 

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Credit Controller to take ownership of the accounts receivable process, with added responsibility for raising and managing fee-based invoices. This role involves overseeing the end-to-end credit control cycle — from issuing invoices and statements to following up on payments, resolving queries, and maintaining accurate debtor records. 

What you do

Accounts Receivable / Credit Control:

• Manage debt ledger of c. £200m annual billings across c. 100 clients, achieving 90% current balance 
• Manage the end-to-end credit control process across 2 entities including issuing client statements, proactive debtor chasing, and resolution of overdue accounts
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date AR ledger, ensuring payments are allocated promptly and correctly
• Liaise directly with clients to resolve billing or payment discrepancies, escalating where necessary to ensure timely collections.
• Perform regular debtor reviews and aged debt reporting, providing insights to the wider finance and client teams.
• Support daily banking activities by coding receipts and clarifying unidentified transactions

Fee Invoicing:

• Raise and process approximately 300 invoices monthly, ensuring alignment with Statements of Work (SOWs), contracted fee structures, and client PO requirements.
• Upload invoices to client procurement or finance systems, following up on approval workflows and addressing queries as needed.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to validate scope, amounts, and timing of billing activities.
• Ensure billing schedules are adhered to and proactively manage timelines to avoid delays or missed deadlines.
• Maintain robust audit trails for all billing, collection, and payment activity.
• Assist in preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations related to fee revenue and accounts receivable.

Ad-hoc Reporting:

• Audit support
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities beyond reconciliations
• Ad-hoc reporting as requested

Who you are

• You'll be a self starter, with an enthusiastic and positive attitude. You'll have strong communication skills and be comfortable working in a fast paced environment with shifting prioritises and multiple stakeholders. 
• You will have at least 2 years’ experience in Accounts Receivable, preferably in media or digital advertising finance.
• Proven ability to manage debtors, chase payments, and resolve issues efficiently.
• Demonstrable experience raising and managing client invoices in line with contracts/SOWs.
• Strong expertise in customer and vendor reconciliations with a detail-oriented approach.
• Proficient user of Excel and/or Google Sheets (with experience in formulas and functions such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and Pivot Tables), eager to learn and adapt to new financial software platforms 

How you succeed

• Your primary metric to success is the ability to produce timely and accurate invoicing and month-end reporting deliverables while ensuring the day to day banking activities and payable & receivable activities are complete.

What happens next?

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

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