Associate Finance

Job Title:

Associate/Senior Associate

Job Summary:

The Associate Billing, Operations & FP&A (US) is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee timesheets, vendor invoices, and billing inputs while supporting key financial planning and analysis activities. This role also supports management decision-making through MIS reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. The position requires close coordination with Project Managers, Delivery Teams, and US Finance to enable smooth billing, payment processing, and reliable financial performance monitoring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Project Managers, Delivery Leads, and US Finance for billing inputs.
• Validate timesheets, utilization reports, and project trackers before billing.
• Collect, review, and process employee timesheets in accordance with company policies and project requirements.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, billing policies, and client contract terms.
• Support payroll and project accounting by ensuring accurate time data integration.
• Receive, review, and validate vendor invoices for accuracy, supporting documentation, and compliance with purchase orders or contracts.
• Enter vendor bills into the accounting system and route for approval when needed.
• Track invoice status to ensure timely payments and resolve discrepancies.

Financial planning & Analysis:

• Prepare MIS reports, management review decks, and financial modelling for decision support.
• Assist in preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Analyze monthly financial performance vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods; highlight variances and actionable insights.
• Coordinate with accounting, billing, & operations teams to collect and validate financial inputs.

Qualifications:

• CPA or MBA Finance
• 2–3 years of experience in timekeeping, billing, of FP&A experience (preferably in IT / SaaS / technology / services industry).
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with ERP or time-tracking systems (e.g., Zoho and QuickBooks, or similar).
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Excellent

  Excel & financial modelling skills

  ; experience with BI tools (Zoho Analytics) preferred.
• Open to Hyderabad as a location