Trainee Service Controller

HaysMac is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients. Exciting, newly introduced role reporting to the CFO and working alongside the credit control and wider finance team, who will be empowered to take ownership of the firm’s WIP management and billing processes. Develop and streamline the firm’s WIP and billing processes, implementing best practice across the firm, playing a key role in ensuring the firm is controlling its WIP and disbursements exposure. Act as centre of excellence and the point of escalation for all WIP management and billing issues, playing a key role in ensuring the firm is successfully meeting all billing deadlines by managing and supporting the fee earning teams Manage compliance with the firm’s lockup policy in respect of WIP and WIP write offs Provide training and guidance to the business on best revenue management practices Help to develop meaningful and insightful WIP reporting for the CFO Develop and ensure compliance with time recording and management policies, including monitoring of missing timesheets, incorrect time recording behaviour, and management of time transfers Proficient user of Excel with a competent level of expertise in MS Word, PowerPoint and Teams. Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.