Opportunity: The Senior Finance & Billing Specialist will play a critical role in maintaining and managing the billing and collections profile for an assigned list of partners. You will act as an advisor to Partners and Directors, ensuring that all transactions are recorded accurately and according to accounting standards. This position requires a strong understanding of billing processes, excellent communication skills, a relentless focus on customer service and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end invoicing and payment processes from contract to cash receipts
- Prepare, review, and submit client invoices in accordance with contractual terms
- Review project expenses to ensure billable costs are invoiced timely and non-billable costs are reflected accurately
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with Partners/Directors by focusing on opportunities to provide exceptional client service and timely updates regarding client portfolios
- Address and resolve billing inquiries and disputes from stakeholders promptly and professionally
- Participate in the collections process, resolving delinquent accounts in a timely manner according to company policy and escalating appropriately to management
- Month end close activities, including reconciliations of revenue, accrued income, work-in-process and accounts receivable
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- 8+ years' experience in billing and collections within the professional services industry
- Strong work ethic, sense of urgency, accountability and integrity
- Detail oriented, well organized and flexible
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and complete assignments with short deadlines
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Dynamics a plus
The Firm About Brunswick Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients - the leaders of large, complex organizations - understand and navigate these interconnected worlds. Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit center. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients' needs wherever they are in the world. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick's culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength - our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients. Background Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick's global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business-critical issues. We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and; creative services. Our CEO is Henry Timms, based in New York. Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London. The Americas In the U.S., we have offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Brazil, we have an office in Sao Paulo. We advise clients on, among other things, domestic and cross border M&A, IPOs, activism, capital markets and investor relations, public and regulatory affairs, geopolitical issues, litigation, crisis, cyber, employee engagement, digital, opinion research and on broader reputation campaigns. Colleagues in the U.S. are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of in-depth industry and sector experts from banking, law, accounting, politics, government, journalism and the media, consulting and elsewhere. Our U.S. CEO is Nik Deogun. For more information on Brunswick, including our offices and client offers, please visit our website: www.brunswickgroup.com Compensation The applicant who is selected for this position will be eligible for the following compensation: In New York City, the annual compensation for this role will be $90,000 - $110,000. If an offer is extended to an applicant in New York, the applicant will be paid in line with this range and based on the applicant's experience and qualifications. This range applies only to the New York position, and salaries in other offices and regions will vary based on an applicant's experience and qualifications, as well as the competitive landscape.