Finance and Project Support

Our client is an established and creative architecture practice and they are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented finance specialist to join their team on a 1-year maternity cover contract.

This role is critical to supporting smooth financial and project operations, ensuring timely payments from clients, and enabling accurate project billing. Working as part of a supportive finance function, you’ll also assist the wider team in managing chargeable time, participating in project review meetings, and maintaining clean, efficient financial processes.

This position offers flexibility and could suit someone looking for part-time hours. Experience with CMAP software (or similar Rapport3, Deltek etc) is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the aged debtors ledger, ensuring prompt payment of invoices
• Issue invoices and statements, and follow up on outstanding payments professionally
• Attend monthly project review meetings, flagging any financial issues or missed actions
• Record and follow up on action points from meetings to support accurate financial tracking
• Support project teams with the management and visibility of chargeable time, using CMAP.
• Liaise with internal teams and clients to resolve invoice queries and discrepancies
• Produce regular debtor and cashflow reports for internal review

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in credit control or accounts receivable, ideally within an architecture, design, or professional services environment
• Confident using CMAP or similar project finance/management tools ie Rapport3, Deltek etc
• Proficient in Excel and Xero
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organised and proactive, with great attention to detail
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with a wider finance team
• Able to confidently contribute in meetings and support follow-through on financial actions