01Responsibilities
-Business As Usual (BAU) Activities:General responsibility for all operational invoicing activitiesEnd-to-end responsibility for a major group of the billing process: Invoice preparation and reviewOversee and manage the invoice review team to achieve global consistency and effectiveness in controls; accurate, quality work; and transparency into activities and results. Maintain a robust control environment: process controls, process oversight and process governance responsibilityDevelop the team to adopt owners mind set, work independently, and effectively manage timelines Manage resources to assist with ad-hoc invoice projectsMeasure progress toward goals; and evaluate productivity and team efficiency. Review and assess regularly with team members and with managementMay serve as a subject matter expert on particular invoice related issuesCoaches the team and gathers feedback for performance appraisalsProcess Re-Engineering, Standardization, and Automation:Assist with the process Re-Engineering, Standardization, and Automation efforts for invoicingResponsible for ongoing process improvementsExpectations:Bachelors/Masters Degree in Finance, CPA Qualified with an experience minimum of 10 to 12 years working with invoices in a global billing function at a large financial services institution.Knowledge of various services and industry trends of billing methods for those services like Custody services, Sub custodian, trust services and out pocket expense billing, asset management etc.Experience of building and maintaining strong control environment (risk excellence, experience with SOX, RCSA controls, etc.), establishing policies, procedures and strong internal controls.Demonstrated leadership in improving/building-out the invoice function for multiple geographies and business areasExperience assisting with re-engineering processes and driving similar centralization of the end-to-end activities for the major financial institutionsSkills required:Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio), advance levels of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, excel workbook maintenance best practices)Knowledge of billing systemsConceptual understanding of company-wide financial architecture (GL, sub-GL technology, specialized tools) applicable to the above process groups of processesFirst level management expertise requiredIndependent decision-making capabilities, demonstrated thought leadershipPride of ownership with the ability to deliver high quality results timelySelf-motivated, self-assured, and self-managedStrong analytical and ability to analyze and summarize complex financial transactionsStrong attention to detailsProblem solving skillHighly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlinesMust be able to work in a fast paced environment .
