What are the responsibilities and job description for the Billing Project Analyst (FTC) position at Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited?
Job Description
abrdn plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs.
abrdn Investments – a leading investment management business looking after £368bn of assets for Institutional, Wholesale and Insurance clients
abrdn Adviser – one of the UK’s largest providers of platform services to financial advisers with £75bn in assets across our Wrap and Elevate platforms
interactive investor – the UK’s most trusted investment platform for individual investors with 430,000 customers who have invested almost £75bn with us
Our strategy is to build a vibrant and value-creating purpose-led organisation, with the current and future needs of our stakeholders at the heart of all we do.
About the role
The Finance function is led by the Chief Financial Officer and comprises four specialist, centralised teams, and three business commercial teams, supported by a small CFO Office.
This an important role within Finance Operations, which will report directly to the Head of Billing. As a Billing Project Analyst, the role holder is responsible for contributing to the successful implementation of the proposed new billing system. This position is a 6 month FTC.
Key Responsibilities
Billing data cleanse:
Review of billing related data held within the billing system against client’s Investment Management Agreement and other relevant sources of data
Investigate any variances
Remediate any differences identified
Phase 1 Testing:
Build out and test representative sample of client calculations to ensure all variations can be replicated in the new system
Test data integrations
Present results to management and key stakeholders
Phase 2 Testing:
Build out and test remaining population of client calculations in advance of go-live
Parallel run a subset of clients
Assist in training and knowledge sharing of the new system across the team.
‘Go-Live’:
Ensure we successfully go-live by agreed deadline
Troubleshoot any issues
About the candidate
Extensive experience in a billing role within investment management or a financial services environment.
Previous system implementation experience (Ideally within billing)
Proficiency in financial systems and ERPs (e.g. Oracle).
Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to handle large datasets and complex models.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-driven, ambitious, willing to challenge the status quo and wants to make a real difference.
Strives for quality with attention to detail and accuracy.
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
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