Finance Assistant

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**ZS** is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

**Our most valuable asset is our people**.

At **ZS**we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and

make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.
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**What you'll do**:

- Work alongside Client Accounting/ Business Partnership teams to support project managers actively manage project financial health;
- Engage with project teams, colleagues and clients to identify and resolve issues related to project financial health;
- Support “in-flight” client projects. Provide reporting, trend analysis, compliance tracking, financial status and forecasts.
- Engage effectively with resources at all levels within ZS and at our clients, as appropriate
- Manage revenue recognition, completion estimates, write-offs and margins
- Ensure project financial transactions (billing, collection, time & expenses) are completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist with engagement startup (project setup) and shutdown activities (prepare final bill to client, close project codes etc.)
- Receive, interpret, and process billing instructions, following up with project teams for clarification as needed.
- Manage client PO’s
- receipt of PO’s, communication with project teams to assign to projects.
- Maintain electronic archive of all invoices and log of invoice details.

**What you'll bring**:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business required, advanced degree welcome, with a strong record of academic achievement;
- 0-3 years of financial management experience;
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), SAP experience desirable;
- Strong analytic and critical thinking abilities;
- Effective oral and written communication skills that enable strong relationship-building and stakeholder management;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Motivated and proactive;
- Professional objectivity and judgment to know when to challenge activities;
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, rapidly-changing environment.
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**Perks & Benefits**:
ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

**Travel**:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

**Considering applying?**

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.

**To Complete Your Application**:
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