The Consulting Services Specialist (CSS) supports the Professional Services organisation (Consulting and/or Education) and the order-to-invoice lifecycle by ensuring services quotes, order documentation, approvals, signings, project set-up, and billing prerequisites are accurate, complete, and processed on time. The role partners closely with sales, delivery, finance, and order services to reduce friction in the quote-to-cash lifecycle and enable compliant, timely invoicing and revenue processes.
What success looks like
• Quotes and order documents are created correctly, with required approvals captured and audit-ready documentation maintained.
• Signings and project set-up are completed on time, enabling delivery teams to start work without delays.
• Billing blockers are proactively identified, tracked, and resolved; invoicing and credit redemption are processed accurately.
• Stakeholders receive clear, timely communication and guidance on tools, process steps, and required inputs.
Key responsibilities
Quote, order, and signing administration
• Support quotation and offer creation for Education and/or Consulting Services, including guidance to stakeholders on required inputs and process steps.
• Prepare order documentation and signing packages; validate completeness, accuracy, and required approvals prior to submission.
• Administer signings in relevant systems (e.g., Certinia, SFDC) in line with global guidelines and approval matrices.
Project set-up, governance, and documentation
• Set up and administer projects in the professional services administration system (Certinia) to enable accurate time/expense capture, reporting, invoicing, and revenue processes.
• Maintain organised, audit-ready engagement documentation and ensure records are stored according to agreed standards.
• Raise and manage help desk tickets to track missing information for signings, project set-up, and billing; escalate risks and blockers appropriately.
Billing enablement and credit redemption
• Support service billing activities by ensuring required project and commercial information is complete and available to invoicing teams.
• Participate in Education billings based on signed orders and facilitate timely project closure activities.
• Execute credit redemption processes (e.g., Success Credits), including monitoring redemptions and ensuring invoices and deposit redemptions are processed correctly in finance systems (e.g., Oracle AR), where applicable.
• Proactively follow up on issues preventing invoicing and drive resolution with internal partners.
Stakeholder support and continuous improvement
• Provide tool navigation support (e.g., CPQ, Certinia) and process guidance to internal stakeholders (e.g., ESRs/CSAMs).
• Identify recurring issues and contribute to root-cause resolution and process improvement to reduce cycle time and rework.