Billing Project Analyst (FTC)

at  ABRDN PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

abrdn plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients’ changing needs.

• abrdn Investments - a leading investment management business looking after £368bn of assets for Institutional, Wholesale and Insurance clients
• abrdn Adviser - one of the UK’s largest providers of platform services to financial advisers with £75bn in assets across our Wrap and Elevate platforms
• interactive investor - the UK’s most trusted investment platform for individual investors with 430,000 customers who have invested almost £75bn with us

Our strategy is to build a vibrant and value-creating purpose-led organisation, with the current and future needs of our stakeholders at the heart of all we do.

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO A DISABILITY PLEASE LET US KNOW AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION AND WE WILL ASSIST.

Job ID R0072598

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Finance function is led by the Chief Financial Officer and comprises four specialist, centralised teams, and three business commercial teams, supported by a small CFO Office.
This an important role within Finance Operations, which will report directly to the Head of Billing. As a Billing Project Analyst, the role holder is responsible for contributing to the successful implementation of the proposed new billing system. This position is a 6 month FTC.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Billing data cleanse:

• Review of billing related data held within the billing system against client’s Investment Management Agreement and other relevant sources of data
• Investigate any variances
• Remediate any differences identified

Phase 1 Testing:

• Build out and test representative sample of client calculations to ensure all variations can be replicated in the new system
• Test data integrations
• Present results to management and key stakeholders

Phase 2 Testing:

• Build out and test remaining population of client calculations in advance of go-live
• Parallel run a subset of clients
• Assist in training and knowledge sharing of the new system across the team.

‘Go-Live’:

• Ensure we successfully go-live by agreed deadline
• Troubleshoot any issues