Alvarez & Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With almost 9,000 professionals based in 70+ locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Proactively and assertively driving the billing process by utilizing complex problem-solving skills along with strong client interaction skills for team of Managing Directors and Director levels
Creates monthly billing summary / analysis of all projects and communicates to MD and Director levels by setting up calls and driving continued flow of revenue
Independently tracks and maintains budget by project
Initiates and leads weekly / monthly calls with Managing Directors and Director levels to cover working capital (WIP, AR and collections)
Organizes and manages client administration platform
Review client engagement documents for accuracy and execution as well as working with legal department for client compliance
Analyzing legal agreements to ensure compliance with fee agreements, rate discounts, and firm policies on outgoing invoice
Identifies out of scope activity based on work description on monthly reporting
Performing extensive editing, transfers, write-offs and adjustments
Working closely with cross firm professionals to resolve any issues and ensuring bills are accurate and complete
Investigates billing discrepancies and communicates with appropriate team to reconcile issues
Working closely with AR team to ensure successful processing of invoices
Initiates and manages multi-step process for foreign affiliate / subcontractor invoicing
Manage all procurement and client payment systems / vendor set up
Independently tracking AR to initiate collection process when client balance remains greater than 60 days with communication to Managing Directors and Director levels
Performing appropriate follow up when issues arise
Assisting with special projects as needed
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree
Previous professional services billing experience
Excellent personable and relationship building skills
Strong analytical, math and problem-solving skills
Extremely detail oriented; acute attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Motivated, organized and able to prioritize workload, multitask and work independently
Driven to contribute to the success of the team
Flexibility to adapt to various situations
Advanced experience with Excel and Word
T he salary range is $6 0,000 - $65,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details .