Revenue and Contracts Assistant

Revenue and Contracts Assistant to work in a Finance team in Stratford. You will be based in the office 2 days a week and working from home 3 days aweek.
This position will work within the Revenue and Contracts team building and managing bookings/renewals to ensure all billing is initiated on time and correct revenue recognition applied. This will include working with the wider business and Sales teams to manage queries, chase POs with customers and provide ongoing progress/status updates.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and update forecasts within the system to ensure timely and accurate billing projections based on operational, commercial and contractual obligations
- Update contracts for annual billing applying the appropriate indexation, issuing quotes and chasing PO from customers
- Issue invoices for annual billing and project milestones ensuring all the relevant documentation is correctly received and chase where necessary
- Update revenue in line with operational updates, ensuring the revenue recognition policy is adhered to
- Work closely with the business and customers where escalation is required to close and resolve billing and PO issues
- Provide status updates, financial analysis and commentary
- Ensure accuracy of data held by identifying and flagging any gaps or anomalies
- Throughout the month end inform the team on updates, issues and overall status of work completed and yet to complete
- Ensure all month end deadlines are met and ad hoc deliverables are completed in a timely manner
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of system configuration and reporting processes
- Manage and maintain existing reports and identify ways to develop and improve reporting tools
- Minimise errors through attention to detail, data cleansing, analysis and reconciliation
- When, and if necessary, participate in ensuring successful adoption of new process and policies
- Holiday cover for others in the team

Requirements:
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA studier or Finance graduate
- Ideally 1+ years finance experience
- Revenue/project accounting knowledge of FRS102 or IAS 18 would be ideal but experience with Sales Invoicing and good general accounting knowledge would be preferable

Skills Required:
- Good communication: Comfortable communication with external customers
- Good presentation skills both written and verbal
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Embrace new methodologies and continuously seek improvement
- Team player, with a hands-on approach
- Strong time management skills to complete tasks on time and ensure competing priorities are managed in an effective and efficient manner
- Good MS Office and Excel skills

This is a role with progression and plenty of opportunity and would be a great role for a graduate to kick start their career in Finance. Great benefits are on offer.