Overview
Client Finance Coordinator Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at Edelman
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About The Opportunity
We are looking for a Client Finance Coordinator to join the South Africa finance team and support selected EMEA client finance administration. This is a hands‑on finance operations role for someone who is structured, accurate and comfortable with detailed administrative work, recurring deadlines and stakeholder follow‑up across markets.
The Coordinator will help keep core client finance administration moving by managing documentation, tracking billing and Workday requests, extracting routine reports, maintaining trackers and escalating issues to the correct owner when judgement is required.
Role purpose
To provide accurate, timely and consistent finance administration support across selected EMEA clients and markets. The role is designed to improve process consistency, reduce duplicated administration and allow senior finance colleagues to focus on business partnering, performance management and commercial judgement.
The core operating principle is simple: execute, coordinate and escape.
Key responsibilities Client, project and Workday administration
Maintain administrative trackers; support routine setup requests by checking that mandatory information is present; chase missing information; route complete packs to the correct owner; maintain approved records and process notes.
Billing and invoicing support
Prepare billing administration packs using approved inputs and templates; gather invoice backup, PO references, project codes and approved billing details; track billing status, missing backup, approval gaps and PO blockers; locate documentation for routine queries.
Working capital coordination support
Distribute approved AR, AP or working capital reports where required; maintain internal follow‑up trackers; gather documentation or internal commentary requested by Credit Control, AP, Billing, local finance or the Regional Finance Lead; escalate blockers through agreed routes.
Data quality and exception tracking
Perform first-pass administrative checks for data completeness, coding, missing time, missing backup, project references and tracker status; compare approved exports and trackers to identify omissions or obvious mismatches; prepare exception lists for accountable owners.
Reporting administration and tracker maintenance
Run, download and save standard Workday or approved finance‑system reports according to an agreed calendar and naming convention; populate pre‑agreed templates and admin trackers; distribute routine status outputs to the agreed internal audience.
Documentation, audit and compliance support
Retrieve, organise and file approved invoices, billing backup, POs, approvals, reconciliations, correspondence and other supporting documentation; track evidence requests and submit documentation to the accountable owner on time.
Process documentation and transition support
Maintain SOPs, task checklists, handover notes, reporting calendars and escalation routes; support safe transition of repeatable admin tasks by following agreed handover plans and controls; flag recurring manual work or unclear ownership.
Stakeholder coordination and escalation
Coordinate routine follow‑up across South Africa finance, EMEA Client Finance, local finance, Billing / FSS, Credit Control, AP, account teams and Project Managers; send clear reminders, capture action owners and escape when judgement is required.
Required Experience, Skills And Capabilities
- Degree, diploma or equivalent experience in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field.
- Strong written and spoken English, required due to the international EMEA working…
Title: Client Finance Coordinator
Company: Edelman
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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