UK Billing Project Analyst

Billing Analyst job - Permanent - Hybrid - Global Consultancy - Epsom - Paying upto £35K - Projects

Your new company
A member of an international, fully integrated professional services and project management company. This organisation is a major player in infrastructure ownership. The combined entity has created one of the largest global project management consultancies.
Your new role
Key Responsibilities:

• Support finance transformation and centralise billing in the UK.
• Prepare sales invoices with extensive supporting documentation and analysis, ensuring precision according to client specifications.
• Address queries related to sales invoices and credit notes from internal and external business partners.

Finance Transformation:

• Assist the finance transformation team in migrating to a single ERP system, centralising billing within the UK from JD Edwards to Oracle.

Billing and Documentation:

• Prepare sales invoices, applications for payment, credit notes, and associated supporting documentation.
• Obtain the necessary approvals for sales invoices and credit notes.
• Post invoices and credit notes onto the finance system (Oracle).

Collaboration and Communication:

• Liaise with Project Managers to ensure timely completion of invoicing.
• Work closely with Project Managers and the Cash Collections team to resolve billing queries and ensure timely cash collection.
• Support correct allocation of costs to projects, including staff allocations, time transfers, and Accounts Payable-related support.
• Prepare and distribute job-related information and reports.
• Assist Project Managers with timesheet-related queries.
• Coordinate with divisional Finance staff.

Tracking and Analysis:

• Review, update, and follow up on the 'Lock up tracker' as required.
• Review and analyse differences between forecasted and actual monthly billing.
• Field queries from internal and external auditors.
• Use client portals to review purchase order status and available balances prior to invoicing.
• Liaise with client purchasing/finance teams regarding purchase order queries.

Reporting and Other Responsibilities:

• Run weekly and monthly project-based scheduled reports and issue them to Project Managers on time.
• Coordinate with the Financial Controller to ensure timely completion of month-end tasks.
• Prepare and distribute information/reports regarding project unbilled balances to Project Managers.
• Post journal entries, such as expense/revenue transfers or correction entries.
• Conduct daily internal audits for all business processes.
• Allocate daily work and ensure all activities are completed before the cut-off.
• Review the credit note approval matrix on a weekly basis.
• Prepare monthly billing reports to review actual billing versus forecasted billing.

What you'll need to succeed
Due to the nature of industry clients, you will hold a UK Passport and be born in the United Kingdom. You will live locally in the Surrey/Croydon area with experience in Billing, Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger experience coupled with working on projects in a shared service centre environment.
What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who is up and coming or experienced in Billing and Projects. In return, you will get excellent training and support coupled with great benefits, hybrid working and a salary of upto £35K per annum, with the potential for study support.
What you need to do now

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