Revenue Assistant - Bristol - Central

Element Recruitment is pleased to be working with a professional services firm who are looking for an experienced Revenue Assistant to join their team, supporting the effective management of billing and work-in-progress (WIP) processes. This is a commercial-facing role with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement, revenue optimisation, and proactive financial coordination.

You’ll play a key part in driving billing cycles and ensuring accuracy and transparency across revenue-related functions. Ideal for someone with strong interpersonal skills and a commercial mindset, this role would suit a finance professional who thrives on collaboration and is confident managing stakeholders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth, regular billing cycles.

• Monitor and manage WIP, supporting timely billing and assisting fee earners with valuations.

• Ensure visibility of WIP pipeline, expected recoveries, payment methods, and billing schedules.

• Support updates to client pricing in response to changes in scope.

• Identify and escalate potential issues affecting profitability, liquidity, or operational risk.

• Assist with reporting (e.g. lock-up reports, revenue projections) and deliver financial insights as needed.

• Review dormant WIP cases, supporting closure of files or write-offs where appropriate.

• Ensure accurate processing of suspended time to financial ledgers.

• Contribute to the improvement of revenue recognition and cash collection processes.

What We're Looking For:

• Previous experience in a similar finance or revenue coordination role, ideally within a professional services environment.

• Strong understanding of WIP management, billing processes, and revenue tracking.

• Basic knowledge of SRA regulations and VAT as it relates to billing.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Highly organised with a proactive, commercially aware approach.

• Proficient with finance systems and MS Office, especially Excel.

• A problem-solver who can think critically and deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure.

If you are interested, please click "APPLY" or email harry.harvey@element-recruitment.co.uk