Billing Associate

Ankura - Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote - Washington, DC

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Billing Associate position at Ankura involves managing the invoice process, ensuring data integrity, and facilitating communication between project managers and accounting. This remote role emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and a growth mindset, with a focus on innovation and process improvement in billing and accounts receivable.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the invoice process by loading time and expense details into an Excel template and distributing to Project Managers/Senior Project Managers.
• Assist with drafting and finalizing invoices directly in Workday.
• Maintain data and project integrity within Workday.
• Generate Workday reports as required to manage projects.
• Post items in Workday and on shared drive as needed.
• Create and manage billing related accruals.
• Complete ad hoc requests, including reporting, that require use of Excel formulas to prepare and present information.
• Act as liaison between PM/SPM and accounting to ensure billing and revenue recognition is accurate.
• Read, understand and implement contracts, agreements, terms and conditions to support billing.
• Conduct quality assurance review of project/contract set-up performed in Workday.
• Assist the e-Billing team with invoice submission, accruals, and follow-up regarding invoices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 4-6 years business experience.
• Finance or accounting background preferred.
• Understanding of general accounting principles as they apply to Billings and A/R.
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal and written correspondence.
• Apply logic and common practice to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to meet deadlines and meet specific service level metrics.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good judgment.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others.
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Workday Financials and Alteryx experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including intermediate skills in Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Workday Financials experience
• Alteryx experience