Centralized Financial Management Sr Analyst

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.

As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.

Join our team and create your future.

Position Summary

• Proactively interacting with the practice to initiate actions on projects or project time entry to ensure timely project cost and revenue recognition
• Play a key role in the management of new and existing project records, including
  • Time Entry Analysis and System time entry Updates
  • Follow up on missing Time Entries and Projects due for closure
  • Opportunity Record Updates
  • Project Closure
  • Missing Bill Rates
  • Time Pending Project Manager Approval (CW Time or CAPEX)
  • Time Pending Manager Approval (PTO)
  • Update Forecast Pending PM Approvals
  • Missing Time
• Updating and adding resource positions as per request from Project Managers/Operations Team.
• Correction of Project Start and End dates as per request from Project Managers/Operations Team.
• E-mail and personal interactions with consultants and Project Managers
• Perform various ad hoc analysis and reporting
• Work closely with Practice Ops Managers on Operations Reporting Analysis.

Project Closure

• Notifying project managers on project end dates and activities that need to be completed before a project can be marked as completed.
• Ensuring all the criteria (Transactions awaiting reviews, Open invoices, Deferred revenue balance) are checked before marking a project as completed.
• Updating end date of Projects after proper confirmation from Project managers and updating the same to Contract Setup team for their action.
• Must have knowledge of all functional project related items.

Role Assignment

• Following up on Missing roles under a project (PM, MD).
• Updating roles under a project as when request is received from business.

Project Activation emails

• Sending out emails to PMs notifying them a project is active. Providing Start/end date of project, Contract value, project arrangement types etc.

Time & Absence Administration Tasks daily/week/monthly:

• Review Worker Time Tracking Eligibility
• Worker Job/Status/Location Change Audit
• Non-Standard Work Schedule Assignment
• Audit of Workers on Leave/Time Off
• Terminating Worker Time Audit
• Multi-Position/Project Audit
• Time Tracking Validation – Payroll Preparation
• Following up with Resources on their Missing Time entries across the company.
• Entering bulk timesheet entries on Worker’s behalf.
• Responding to ad hoc queries on Time sheet related issues.
• Preparing bi-weekly missing time report, for leadership’s visibility and action.
• Following up with Resources on their Missing Time entries across the company.
• Entering bulk timesheet entries on Worker’s behalf.
• Responding to ad hoc queries on Time sheet related issues.
• Preparing bi-weekly missing time report, for leadership’s visibility and action.
• Must have knowledge on the importance of Timesheet entries and how it impacts on billing and revenue generation.

Missing Bill Rate Follow ups and Updating Bill rates

• Following up with Project managers on missing bill rates of resources.
• Taking up requests from business to add/update/edit bill rates.
• Must have knowledge of reading contracts/SOW/Project related documents. Concept of Bill rates and cost rates.

Knowledge on Service Now

• How to assign / re-assign / add comment / send email.

Forecast and Utilization reports

• Preparing reports on forecast and Utilization for our engagement teams and business leaders. Must have knowledge on Advance Excel.

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years of prior work experience
• Bachelor’s Degree required, fields of Business, Finance, M.B.A.(Finance) or accounting preferred
• Understanding of PMO/FP&A Basics
• Experience in customer service or financial transaction functions is preferred
• Experience in a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the company
• Proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Strong customer service aptitude and ability to proactively work with leadership to address challenges
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• The ability to learn quickly, work independently and meet deadlines
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel and experience in other Microsoft products (PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint).  Other analytics or database tools including Salesforce and Workday a plus.

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