Finance Specialist - Contract to Billing

Overview

Finance Specialist supporting contract-to-billing, revenue recognition, and month-end close for high-volume business on a US shift.

What you'll do

• Assist in project and contract set up for high volume business.
• Aide in the proper set up of contracts and projects to ensure appropriate revenue recognition for contracts.
• Engage with local market teams to ensure updates or changes to contracts are timely and accurately reflected.
• Engage with Corporate controllership to ensure appropriate approval of contracts occurs and proper revenue recognition is achieved.
• Ensure timely and accurate month end/year end closing.
• Assist stakeholders with daily/weekly/monthly reporting.
• Handle mailbox for request and query management.
• Ensure service delivery as agreed KPIs.
• Update SOPs to capture the exceptions while processing as and when required.
• Provide assistance and support during internal/external audits.
• Perform other duties assigned as and when required, i.e. process improvement initiatives, system implementation and ad-hoc projects.
• Assist in timecard reclassing to ensure accurate reporting and invoicing of billable and non-billable hours, per contract.
• Collaborative support with project managers, delivery leads and sales leads on new and renewal client agreements.
• Prepare monthly billing reports to collaborate with managers, review with select clients, and secure pre-approvals for invoicing.
• Invoice and ensure invoices are accurately submitted, per client requirements via email or through client portals (upload).
• Setup, invoice, report and recognize deferred revenue based on contract or client requests for prebilled deliverables.
• Create monthly revenue accruals for assigned client projects, to align with the business line's forecast.
• Handle 3rd party/vendor billings, month-end cost accruals and vendor invoice coding/approvals as part of the relationship.

What you'll need

• Degree in Accounting or relevant professional accountancy qualification.
• 5 to 8 years of accounting experience in a corporate environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong written and oral communication.
• Skilled in organization and analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (including vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).
• Professional and assertive with Operational and Sales teams to ensure approval deadlines are met and audit-friendly paperwork is present.
• Accrual vs. Invoice (AVI) analysis of variances and follow-up action for assigned project, monthly collaboration with JLL Controllership on contract approvals and variance review.
• Ability to interact effectively with both internal and external client teams daily.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to excel in a fast-paced and customer service-oriented environment.
• Team player and able to work independently.

Nice to have

• Prior Salesforce and PeopleSoft and/or real estate experience.

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram, HR.
• Comfortable working in US shift (5:30 pm – 2:30 am).
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.
• Employment type: Full-time not stated.