£40,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Bath
Summary: The Revenue Controller role is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on managing billing and work in progress (WIP) for a professional services firm. The position requires collaboration with partners and fee-earners to ensure accurate and timely billing while supporting credit control efforts. The ideal candidate will have solid billing experience and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing billing instructions and ensuring invoices are raised accurately and on time
- Reviewing WIP regularly, with a strong focus on aged balances and income recovery
- Working proactively with fee-earners to understand unbilled WIP and resolve issues
- Supporting Credit Control through good billing hygiene, clear arrangements and reduced income leakage
- Capturing pricing and funding arrangements accurately (fixed fees, retainers, bank of hours, etc.)
- Acting as a go-to person for billing and WIP queries within your teams
- Producing reports and insights for partners, including billing trends and loss reports
- Contributing to process improvements and ad-hoc finance projects
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in a Revenue Controller, Billing, or similar role (professional services experience strongly preferred)
- A strong understanding of billing processes, WIP and working capital management
- Confidence communicating with partners and fee-earners about their matters
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to juggle competing deadlines
- A proactive, calm and solutions-focused approach
- Strong Excel and general systems skills
Salary (Rate): £40,000 yearly
City: Bath
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Revenue Controller
12-month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Hybrid working | Bath
Are you someone who enjoys getting under the skin of billing, WIP and working capital - and likes building strong relationships along the way? We're looking for an experienced Revenue Controller to join a collaborative and purpose-led professional services firm on a 12-month fixed-term basis.
This is a great opportunity to step into a well-established finance team where your experience will really matter. You'll play a key role in keeping billing on track, supporting fee-earners, and helping the business continue to thrive during a busy period.
The role
Working closely with partners, fee-earners and the wider finance team, you'll take ownership of billing activity and WIP management for your allocated teams. You'll be trusted to spot issues early, ask the right questions, and help drive timely, accurate billing.
Day-to-day, you'll be:
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Managing billing instructions and ensuring invoices are raised accurately and on time
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Reviewing WIP regularly, with a strong focus on aged balances and income recovery
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Working proactively with fee-earners to understand unbilled WIP and resolve issues
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Supporting Credit Control through good billing hygiene, clear arrangements and reduced income leakage
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Capturing pricing and funding arrangements accurately (fixed fees, retainers, bank of hours, etc.)
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Acting as a go-to person for billing and WIP queries within your teams
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Producing reports and insights for partners, including billing trends and loss reports
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Contributing to process improvements and ad-hoc finance projects
What we're looking for
We're ideally looking for someone with solid billings experience, ideally coupled with Credit Control or WIP management exposure, who is confident dealing with senior stakeholders and enjoys working in a fast-paced, professional environment.
You'll likely bring:
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Proven experience in a Revenue Controller, Billing, or similar role (professional services experience strongly preferred)
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A strong understanding of billing processes, WIP and working capital management
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Confidence communicating with partners and fee-earners about their matters
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Excellent attention to detail and the ability to juggle competing deadlines
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A proactive, calm and solutions-focused approach
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Strong Excel and general systems skills
Why join?
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Be part of a values-driven, people-focused organisation where collaboration really matters
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Hybrid working and genuine flexibility to support work/life balance
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A supportive induction and training on systems and processes
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Competitive salary and a strong benefits package, including private medical insurance, generous holiday allowance and profit share
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys revenue management, likes working closely with the business, and wants to make a real impact over a fixed-term period.
To apply for the role please click on apply or call Lucy on 0777 614 6634
