Finance Associate - Client Accounting

What you'll do: Finance Associate (Sales & Order Management / Client Accounting) in the Enterprise will…

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Associate (Sales & Order Management) to support the contract-to-project setup process within the Client Accounting team. This role focuses on reviewing client contracts, supporting project and billing setup activities, maintaining accurate records, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure engagements are set up correctly for delivery, invoicing, and revenue recognition processes. The Finance Associate plays a key role in operationalizing contract data, maintaining process compliance, supporting SAP project setup activities, and ensuring adherence to established SOPs and governance standards.

What You'll Do:

• Support the intake, review, and validation of client contracts and related documents (e.g., MSA, SOW, PO) to ensure completeness and readiness for project setup.

• Perform operational checks on contract terms and identify gaps, inconsistencies, or ambiguities, escalating issues to Finance, Legal, or senior team members when required.

• Assist in SAP customer project/WBS and billing setup activities, ensuring contract requirements are accurately translated into project and billing structures.

• Support the creation and maintenance of billing plans, billing items, contract types, work packages, billing schedules, customer references, and related project setup elements.

• Collaborate with Sales, Delivery/Project teams, Finance, and other stakeholders to gather required inputs, resolve setup-related issues, and support timely project activation.

• Maintain accurate records, intake trackers, audit trails, exception logs, and supporting documentation in accordance with established processes and compliance requirements.

• Monitor and provide updates on setup progress, contract intake status, and operational activities while supporting process governance and reporting requirements.

• Validate key contract elements such as deliverables, timelines, payment terms, billing triggers, contract dates, customer references, and billing structures to ensure setup accuracy.

• Support operational reporting and dashboard preparation, including transaction volumes, processing metrics, turnaround times, and rework trends.

• Demonstrate awareness of ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition principles, identifying contract terms that may impact downstream financial processes and escalating concerns appropriately.

What You'll Bring:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field with a strong academic record.

• 0-3 years of experience in Sales Operations, Order Management, Client Accounting, Contract Management, Billing Operations, or related finance operations roles.

• Understanding of contract-to-cash, order management, project setup, billing, and finance operations processes.

• Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems; familiarity with project setup and billing processes is preferred.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Basic understanding of professional services contracts, including SOWs, MSAs, purchase orders, billing schedules, and payment structures.

• Awareness of revenue recognition concepts (ASC 606 / IFRS 15) and their impact on project setup and billing activities.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across global and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong process discipline, documentation standards, and audit compliance.

• Client-first mentality

• Intense work ethic

• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

How you’ll grow:

• Cross-functional skills development & custom learning pathways

• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities

• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution and role expansions

Perks & Benefits:

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well‑being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills‑building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community. For details on total rewards in India, visit ZS India office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Hybrid working model:

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.