Senior Finance Associate

• Work alongside Client Accounting/ Business Partnership teams to support project managers actively manage project financial health;
  


• Engage with project teams, colleagues and clients to identify and resolve issues related to project financial health;
  


• Support “in-flight” client projects. Provide reporting, trend analysis, compliance tracking, financial status and forecasts.
  


• Engage effectively with resources at all levels within ZS and at our clients, as appropriate
  


• Manage revenue recognition, completion estimates, write-offs and margins
  


• Ensure project financial transactions (billing, collection, time & expenses) are completed in a timely and accurate manner
  


• Assist with engagement startup (project setup) and shutdown activities (prepare final bill to client, close project codes etc.)
  

·        Receive, interpret, and process billing instructions, following up with project teams for clarification as needed.

·        Send invoices to clients through multiple channels (email, online, postal mail) as dictated by client.

·        Manage client PO’s- receipt of PO’s, communication with project teams to assign to projects.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business required, post graduate or advanced degree preferred, with a strong record of academic achievement;
  


• 3-5 years of financial management experience;
  


• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), SAP experience desirable;
  


• Strong analytic and critical thinking abilities;
  


• Effective oral and written communication skills that enable strong relationship-building and stakeholder management;
  


• Strong attention to detail;
  


• Motivated and proactive;
  


• Professional objectivity and judgment to know when to challenge activities;