Senior Billing Specialist

Senior Billing Specialist Location: IND Gurgaon Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Ankura is recognized as one of the five fastest growing consulting companies with over 2,000 employees across 32 offices in four continents, providing a range of advisory and expert services to the private and public sector. Location: Cyber City, Gurgaon Work Timings: US Shift Practice Overview: At Ankura, our Global Finance Organization culture is highly collaborative. We prioritize a continuous learning environment, focused on skill development and career growth. A successful candidate is someone with strong accounting knowledge, and a growth mindset, who is focused on innovation and process improvement. Role Overview: Biller is responsible for preparing, reviewing and issuing accurate invoices to clients/customers, ensuring timely collection of receivables, and maintaining accurate billing records. This role plays a key part in the company’s revenue cycle by supporting efficient cash flow management and resolving billing-related queries. Why Join Ankura We can support and develop individuals who aspire to be an expert. Vast opportunities for career development, with formal development process, training programs and internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy. Work within a team of world recognized leading experts in an established leading global consultancy. Work with a collaborative environment, where our professionals have the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication. Responsibilities: Facilitate Invoice Preparation: Coordinate the initial loading of time and expense details by the billing team for distribution to project managers, initiating the monthly billing cycle. Pre-Billing Validation: Conduct validations to minimize errors and reduce client disputes. Invoice Drafting and Finalization: Assist in drafting and finalizing invoices directly within Workday. Contract Compliance: Verify billing data against contracts, purchase orders, and agreements to ensure accuracy. Reporting and Analysis: Generate Workday reports to support project billing and revenue management. Data Integrity: Maintain accurate project and billing data in Workday to enable reliable reporting. Audit and Quality Control: Perform weekly/monthly spot checks on invoices and project folders to ensure accuracy and compliance. Project Closure Review: Review project balance sheet reports to confirm readiness for closure. Invoice Posting: Upload finalized invoices and supporting documentation to Workday and the Billing Team Shared Drive. E-Billing Support: Assist the E-Billing Administrator with invoice submissions, accruals, and follow-ups. Portal Management: Prepare, upload, and submit invoices via client/vendor eBilling portals within agreed timelines. Monitor invoice status (submitted, approved, rejected, pending) and take corrective actions as needed. Month-End Activities: Support month-end closing processes related to billing. Financial Reporting: Prepare and distribute financial reports related to eBilling activities. Requirements: Individuals are required to be based in Gurgaon. Minimum 3-year degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred. Finance or accounting background preferred. Should have 3-10 years of relevant experience. Billable experience gained in Legal, Media, Recruitment Agency or Management Consulting firms is preferred. Understanding of general accounting principles as they apply to Billings and A/R. Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel); strong skills in Excel preferred. Ability to meet deadlines and meet specific service level metrics. Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal communication skills required to support a global environment. Workday Financials experience is a plus. * Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters, if you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, submit an online application, or participate in an interview/assessment, please email accommodations@ankura.com or call toll-free +1.312-583-2122. This email and phone number are created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues unrelated to a disability, will not receive a response.