REACH YOUR POTENTIAL | COLLABORATE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE | MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN
Do you have the skills, passion, and commitment to transform our clients for the better? Are you ready to be a changemaker? If so, join us. North Highland is the world’s leading change and transformation consultancy. Simply put, we make change happen like no one else. And we’re on the hunt for a new Billing Lead - Senior Accountant.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN?
The Billing Lead - Senior Accountant will be responsible for ensuring invoicing is delivered to clients and collected timely.
YOU WILL:
- Oversee all billable transactions in Workday, ensuring timely and accurate billing while conducting regular audits of financial data.
- Lead and mentor the accounts receivable team, setting performance goals and conducting evaluations to enhance team performance and accountability.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with client teams to ensure adherence to billing processes and resolve any invoicing issues effectively.
- Review work-in-progress (WIP) monthly to ensure timely billing of fees and costs compared to revenue recognized.
- Serve as the business lead for billing processes, identifying and implementing improvements and automation tools to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
- Ensure all billing practices align with regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry standards, including risk assessments of invoicing terms.
- Coordinate with accounting, finance, and contract teams to align billing operations with financial reporting.
- Monitor collections processes to ensure timely payments of invoices, actively managing overdue accounts and facilitating resolutions for invoice disputes.
- Ensure prompt responses to inquiries within 24 hours and collaborate with stakeholders regarding requests for discounts, write-offs, or invoice discrepancies.
- Assist with month-end close activities, revenue recognition processes, and year-end audit requests to support accurate financial reporting.
- Other tasks and responsibilities, as assigned.
IDEALLY, WE’D LIKE:
- Bachelors degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or similar discipline
- Demonstrated attention to detail, sense of urgency, and ability to learn quickly
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, ability to express complex situations clearly
- Strong knowledge of invoicing and revenue recognition
- Proficient in MS Office
- Expert with Excel (x-lookups, pivot tables, etc.)
- Workday experience, a plus
READY TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN?
North Highland makes change happen, helping businesses transform by placing people at the heart of every decision. It’s how lasting progress is made. With our blend of workforce, customer, and operational expertise, we’re recognized as the world’s leading transformation consultancy.
Please note that applicants must be authorized to work in South Africa without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.
North Highland is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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