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Ankura Billing Associate in Chicago, Illinois
Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.
Overview
Our Accounting & Finance team works remotely, however our culture is highly collaborative. We prioritize a continuous learning environment, focused on skill development and career growth. A successful candidate is someone with strong accounting knowledge, and a growth mindset, who is focused on innovation and process improvement. This role is remote based but the ideal candidate will work US Eastern time or Central time hours.
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.
To perform this position successfully, it is required to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including intermediate skills in Excel.
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Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Deliversᵀᴹ, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Valueᵀᴹ. For more information, please visit, ankura.com.