Billing Analyst - EMEA

at  HKA Global

HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multi-disciplinary expertise and experience.
As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide. Our experts have testified across the globe on many of the largest quantum, delay, engineering and commercial damages matters.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture focused on growing and improving our practice and our team together.
• The opportunity to be a part of a high performing team and be part of driving the future success and development of our global business.
• The ability to work with a leadership team that prides itself providing career development and opportunities through mentoring.

The Opportunity:
An opportunity for an experienced Billing Analyst to join their well established and forward thinking Finance team.
Our ideal candidate will be detail oriented and possess strong critical thinking skills, have the ability to work independently but the ability to collaborate well on team projects. You will have a professional demeanour, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
We are looking for someone with stable work experience who is interested in working in a fast-paced environment and be an integral part of our Finance team.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Ideally you will possess the following skills and experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a billing role, with knowledge of finance/ERP systems
• Previous professional services experience
• Experience of working in a billing role within a professional services business
• Ability to multi-task and deliver results.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• A strong team player with the ability to work independently.
• A collaborative mind set

• Review and posting of employee timesheets on a weekly and monthly basis
• Raise, review and post client invoices in line with internal and external invoicing deadlines
• Distribute invoices to clients and act as the main point of contact for dealing with client queries on invoices
• Review and posting of employee expense claims, including review of receipts attached to expense claims and challenge of employees where required
• Key support contact for the partner group and wider business in relation to client invoicing, timesheets and expenses
• Preparation and issuance of fortnightly and monthly WIP/Pre Project reports
• Regular communication with partners and project managers regarding the status of their projects
• Investigation and escalation of issues to Transactional Finance Manager and Finance Director, as appropriate
• Management of own workload to comply with strict month end and mid-month billing/expense deadlines
• Project set up within finance system
• Ad hoc support to wider finance team and business as required