Team Lead, Service Billing Project Accountant

Contract Interpretation and Billing Governance:

• Validate Project Accountant interpretation of complex, ambiguous or non-standard contract terms, fee structures, billing triggers, payment terms and change orders.
• Review and approve new or amended billing setups, templates, routine contract assumptions and reporting logic.

Client Invoicing:

• Oversee daily and monthly billing workflow to ensure invoices, credits, rebills and supporting packages are complete, accurate and timely.
• Provide guidance for non-standard billing logic and complex calculations, review unusual trends, material variances and quality concerns.
• Prioritize team workload, balance resources across clients and programs, establish deadlines and intervene when capacity or delivery risks arise.
• Maintain sufficient hands-on knowledge to manage a complex portfolio, provide backup coverage and complete special assignments when required.
• Communicate effectively with Project Managers and Client Managers regarding contract documents, change orders, contract modifications, approvals and additional services related to billing and project accounting.

Accounts Receivable Monitoring:

• Monitor detailed aged accounts-receivable listings and communicate aging to Program and Finance Management.
• Work with Program Management and clients on aged outstanding invoices.
• Maintain frequent contact with internal and external customers to address payment issues.

Finance Liaison:

• Serve as the first point of contact for assigned Business Unit teams, including Innomar Program Operational Managers and Directors.
• Proactively manage Business Unit relationships by understanding billing and processes, conducting or co-conducting monthly business reviews, partnering with FP&A and communicating issues to Finance Management.
• Support new program launches, closures, transitions and cross-functional initiatives from a Finance and billing perspective.
• Lead responses to escalated billing questions and disputes, ensuring reconciliations, evidence and recommendations are clear and complete.
• Identify and implement improvements that strengthen accuracy, consistency, automation, reporting, turnaround time and control effectiveness.
• Support Finance and Operations-wide process-improvement initiatives.
• Prepare ad hoc client requests, including internal and external audit requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.