ME Client Finance Analyst

Key responsibilities

• Ensure complete and accurate tracking of potential sales opportunities in SAP in collaboration with project leadership
• Use your judgement and understanding to challenge the pipeline attributes for reliable inputs into the financial planning and forecasting of the firm
• Track, monitor and review the documentation requirements at the proposal stage of a project
• Present the pipeline status and outlook to Practice Leaders on a regular basis

Billable Project Setup and Activation

• Ensure timely creation of billable job codes aligned with Project Officers and our revenue recognition policies
• Work with Project Teams to collect and validate pricing tools/budgets and other project documentation to activate projects in line with our internal policies

• Liaise with FST (back-end team) to accurately record this information (budget, start and end dates, invoice schedules, etc.) in SAP
• Coordinate with Translations team for Arabic contracts
• Align with Staffing function on resources vs budget requirements

Invoicing

• Create and maintain invoice schedules in SAP
• Timely issuance of client invoices; this includes coordinating with project teams, FST (back-end team) for SAP entry and Translations team where applicable
• Support Senior Analyst where needed on cash forecasting dates, collections follow-ups and invoice portal management

Time and Expenses Management

• Review, validate and process time or expense recharges received from project teams
• Support Senior Analyst with WIP management where required

Other Tasks / Adhoc Support

• Assist with financial tool access and usage e.g. pricing tool / budget creation
• Fulfill RFP data requests
• Support with client creation in accordance with internal policies
• Assist with local audit requests
• Contribute non-practice specific tasks across the broader Client Finance function
• Supporting the Senior Analyst on adhoc reporting and analysis