Finance Support Specialist (Contract)

About Us

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm.

We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance.

We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities.

We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life.

And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.

Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.

We offer five core solutions:


* Organizational Strategy


* Assessment and Succession


* Talent Acquisition


* Leadership Development


* Total Rewards

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Job description

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It's about exceeding your potential.

The Finance Support Specialist (internally, PSA Support Specialist) manages all the financials for select client projects.

SAP is Korn Ferry's financial system, and we use a web based interface (PSA) as well as other propriety business system to manage our projects.

This role will use systems to support Consultants and Project Managers in setting up, monitoring and controlling the financials of projects.

As a primary contact for fielding client requests, the PSA Support Specialist is critical to the ability of Korn Ferry to provide excellent customer service.

The purpose of this role is to maintain project financials and manage all system entry, data and reporting requirements so that our projects are financially healthy and our systems accurately represent the projects in the field.



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*This role will be a six month contract with extensions as needed by the business

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Systems Expertise


* Build relationships with consultants to understand the nature of the projects and clients.


* Advise consultants on the most effective way to use the financial system for their projects.


* Look for opportunities to improve the system and streamline processes and champion these improvements within the PMO.

Accurate Project Set Up


* Interpret contracts to define the most effective way to set up in the system.


* Enter projects into the system accurately and within agreed timeframes.


* Work with consultants and PMs to define resources for projects and enter into the system.


* Set up and maintain client information in systems.

Project Maintenance


* Monitor time entry for projects and ensure all time is entered.


* Monitor project financials, raise issues and opportunities related to revenue to consultants.


* Distribute project reports to consultants communicating requirements around forecasting, revenue recognition and billing.


* Track project expenses.


* Partner with consultants on monthly revenue calls.


* Co-ordinate and manage use of external contractors on projects.

Collections


* Trigger invoices according to billing schedule and project set up.


* Manage collections proactively through monitoring billing reports and communicating with account leader wh...