Revenue Accountant

Partners in Performance is a global management consulting firm that works hand-in-hand with our clients to deliver lasting results in business performance. Our firm has real scale and a demonstrated track record with reach across Australia and New Zealand, Africa, North and South America, the UK and Europe. As a Firm, we are about Unleashing Potential in our clients and our people.

At Partners in Performance we are passionate about unleashing the true potential of our clients – at a business, commercial and people level. Working as close partners, we enable our clients to achieve game-changing results that drive lasting impact. For us it is actions and tangible results that really matter, rather than smart theories and plans. We energise teams to deliver ongoing operational and organisational improvements; that’s how we achieve permanent business transformation.

The firm is on a fast growth curve with high-quality clients – there are great opportunities for those who want to make an impact.

We provide:

·Challenging work that really makes a difference

·Help unleash the potential of our consultants who are out in the field creating better businesses

·Help build a strong central team who can provide outstanding service

·Impact a truly global team

·Stretch development challenges that will help you progress in your career

·Grow with the growth of the company

·Unlimited career opportunities to meet your personal aspirations

·We promote based on people’s delivery and ability, not their tenure

And to cap it off you will:

·Work with talented, down-to-earth, fun people

·Work in an entrepreneurial environment without bureaucracy

Purpose and responsibilities of the role

The Revenue Accountant works with the broader Finance team which has end-to-end accountability for accurate and timely processing of the company’s accounts receivable ledger and its related analysis (such as cash forecasting and client exposure) and reporting including but not limited to the below tasks on the outlined cycles–

Daily:

- Checking bank accounts daily and accurately recording cash receipts.

- Responding to client invoicing queries and managing an AR inbox responding to incoming queries within 24 hours.

- Checking for new opportunities, confirming and setting up sales orders appropriately and sending to Directors for approval. Obtaining and reviewing the fee calculator “planned” amounts, checking these against the sales order details, and reviewing and understanding the monthly engagement performance and discount analysis.

- Collection, filing and management of invoicing information (e.g., proposals, contracts, engagement cover sheets) for each engagement.

- Managing the AR ledger ensuring that invoices are paid within a timely manner and

escalating any items over credit terms to revenue manager and relevant directors.

- Managing invoice adjustments and credit notes/ statements as required by clients.

Weekly:

- Sending timesheet reminder alerts to follow up to reduce outstanding in line with agreed process and timeframe of team timesheets, ensuring submission and approval within a timely manner, this would include calling / emailing consultants to aid the completion of this task.

- Sending reminder alerts for expenses for Australia ensuring that all AMEX / cash expenses are submitted and consequently approved by the Directors to allow for timely expense invoicing.

- Issuing invoices, obtaining approval from Directors, ensuring they have been received by the client and are expected to be paid on time.

- Collating appropriate tax receipts to accompany expense invoices when required by client contracts.

- Tracking debtors and running weekly debtor reports, including a 4-part email to directors (WIP, A/R, with actions and comments), including running cash receipts forecasts and providing updated detailed reports to treasury.

Monthly:

- Ensuring all fee and expense invoicing for all current engagements is completed by the end of the month if not already done during the mid-month cycle .

- Checking sales orders for the current month, obtaining approval and ensuring we have reasons for confirming, impairing or amending all current sales orders, cross checking these with staffing reports to ensure all engagements accounted and included in planned revenue. In addition to this ensuring that all forecasts are correct and reflected in sales orders.

- Circulating timesheet reminder emails for month end followed by emails and phone calls as this is critical to month end reporting and needs to be 100% compliant by Day 2 of the cycle calendar.

- Pay for Results Engagements-revenue recognition for pay for results engagements are more complicated requiring a pay for results performance tracker which relies on information provided by consultants and to be signed off by the Director. The revenue accountant maintains the tracker and checks current revenue recorded on the engagement against the updated tracker to ensure the numbers reconcile in accordance with the PIP’s revenue recognition policy.

- Review all planned revenue amounts to be recognised under sales orders and reconcile to timesheets/ rack rates to ensure this is accurate. Also, run by Director for final review and approval of commitment.

- Reviewing and reconciling all revenue balance sheet accounts and providing commentary for aged WIP accounts.

- Review and provide monthly reporting on tax compliance such as withholding tax certificates/ Certificate of Residency requirements.

The Revenue Accountant also maintains all relevant training documents for the team, delivering training directly when required alongside providing input into process improvement to address issues and improve KPIs; assists in systems development; and work with other Finance team members to improve data quality and process execution. The role may require working out of normal office hours in liaising with the revenue manager and others in the global organisation across other time zones. Along with providing support for similar team member when they are on annual leave.

• Degree in Accountancy / Commerce desirable
• CA or CPA professional certification would be highly preferred
• Big 4 Audit and Tax experience with experience in multi-industries preferable
• 2+ years’ experience in Accounts Receivable in professional services

• Can-do attitude and keen interest in learning and broadening accounting support skill set
• Desire to develop as an “all-rounder”
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player
• A key aspect of the role is building relationships with directors and clients by phone more so than by email
• Attention to detail and quality assurance, builds error-checking into own workflow
• Consistently achieves accurate outcomes on time
• Passion for results: tracks progress and recognises when a change of approach or escalation is required to deliver on time; identifies and suggests ways to improve processes
• Problem-solving: identifies problems and proposes solutions and finds ways to work smarter, not harder; seeks help to address emerging issues before they create a problem
• Customer service orientation: builds relationships with stakeholders and clients to achieve the required outcomes while ensuring PIP is easy to do business with
• Demonstrated alignment with PIP values

• Experience with NetSuite, OpenAir and Concur highly desirable
• International Experience particularly in Ireland/United Kingdom and or Canada/USA would be preferable
• High level of experience in Excel (pivot tables, report building, basic macros)
• Additional hours may need to be worked at key reporting dates (e.g. month end)

Partners in Performance embraces diversity and inclusiveness. It’s a part of our culture and has been a steady focus since we started our firm over 27 years ago. If you enjoy working in a fast paced and vibrant environment and are passionate about making a real impact then we look forward to hearing from you as we continue on our exciting growth trajectory. Interested?