The Opportunity:
As a Billing Administrator, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:
- Set up new client job codes in the firm’s proprietary accounting software (iPower), including all associated maintenance (e.g., budget rates)
- Monitor WIPs, review engagement letters to determine fees to be charged, and liaise with managers to ensure out of pocket expenses are captured
- Draft, finalize, and issue invoices to clients on a timely basis to support achievement of partners’ monthly billing targets (i.e., NIDO)
- Respond to client queries regarding invoices, including preparation of analyses and preparation of amended invoices when required (as directed by the partner/manager)
- Prepare, finalize and issue credit notes
- Update and manage fee and billing schedules
- Prepare monthly detailed analysis of WIP (as required by the partner/manager) to ensure the WIP value reflects what is expected to be recovered in fees from the client. When it doesn’t, prepare month-end WIP provisions for review with partner/manager
- Monitor and/or manage the partner’s overall financial investment, including WIP, A/R and cash collection actuals to target (i.e. NIDO)
- Track fees against budget, and conduct global fee reporting as required
- Generate aged A/R reports and review with partner to determine actions required for aging accounts
What You'll Bring:
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:
- Strong understanding of end-to-end financial processes including a numerical aptitude
- Experience working in a professional services firm is an asset, as is client service experience
- Strong technical skills in Excel and Word
- Demonstrates a commitment to providing excellent client service, by building and maintaining productive relationships with both internal and external clients
- Confidence to engage partners in billing, A/R management and collections activities
- Demonstrates ability to work in a multi-tasked, fast-paced and changing matrixed environment independently, and with minimal direction
- Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Strong written and oral communication skills