Billing Associate

Ankura

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Billing Associate role at Ankura is a remote position within the Accounting & Finance team, focusing on the facilitation of the invoice process and ensuring accurate billing and revenue recognition. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting knowledge and a growth mindset, contributing to a collaborative and continuous learning environment. This position requires effective communication and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Facilitation of the invoice process, initially loading time and expense detail into an Excel template and distribution to Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to start the monthly billing process.
• 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.
• 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 and Alteryx experience is a plus.