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Business Operations Associate
Job Location:
Job Location:
Annapolis, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
17 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
14 October 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Title: Business Operations Associate
Location: Hybrid (181 Harry S Truman Parkway Suite 110Annapolis Maryland 21401)About the Role
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Business Operations Associate to support cross-functional operations across all practice areas. This role will play a critical part in ensuring smooth day-to-day business operations with a strong focus on invoicing financial coordination and operational support.
The ideal candidate has a background in accounting finance or contracts administration and is eager to grow into a broader operational and financial support role. This individual will work closely with the Contracts and Accounting Manager as well as internal stakeholders and leadership including direct support of accounting functions.Key Responsibilities
EEO Statement:FosterThomas is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunities in recruitment hiring promotion training compensation and disciplinary action regarding the terms and conditions of employment. FosterThomas does not discriminate based on race religion national origin color age sex disability marital status gender identity genetic information sexual orientation or sex including pregnancy and childbirth veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
FosterThomas does not use third-party domains for recruiting or interviews.
Legitimate communications will always come from email addresses.
FosterThomas does not conduct interviews solely via text-based chat on Microsoft Teams.
Location: Hybrid (181 Harry S Truman Parkway Suite 110Annapolis Maryland 21401)About the Role
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Business Operations Associate to support cross-functional operations across all practice areas. This role will play a critical part in ensuring smooth day-to-day business operations with a strong focus on invoicing financial coordination and operational support.
The ideal candidate has a background in accounting finance or contracts administration and is eager to grow into a broader operational and financial support role. This individual will work closely with the Contracts and Accounting Manager as well as internal stakeholders and leadership including direct support of accounting functions.Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational support across all business practices
- Assist with invoicing processes for all direct clients ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Partner with internal teams to gather necessary billing details and resolve discrepancies
- Support financial tracking reporting and documentation as needed
- Support the review and administration of client contracts SOWs and amendments ensuring key terms (billing schedules payment terms deliverables and renewals) are accurately tracked and aligned with invoicing
- Maintain organized contract and financial documentation monitor contract lifecycles and proactively flag upcoming deadlines or discrepancies
- Assist with contract review compliance tracking and administrative support where applicable
- Assist in improving contract management and operational processes while serving as a backup for accounting functions within Certina as needed
- Help improve and streamline operational and financial processes over time
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between operations finance and delivery teams
- 1-3 years of experience in business operations accounting finance or contracts administration
- An understanding of invoicing billing processes and financial coordination
- High attention to detail paired with strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across different functional areas
- Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel and/or financial systems such as NetSuite or Certinia
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Self-starter with a proactive mindset and willingness to learn and take ownership
EEO Statement:FosterThomas is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunities in recruitment hiring promotion training compensation and disciplinary action regarding the terms and conditions of employment. FosterThomas does not discriminate based on race religion national origin color age sex disability marital status gender identity genetic information sexual orientation or sex including pregnancy and childbirth veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
FosterThomas does not use third-party domains for recruiting or interviews.
Legitimate communications will always come from email addresses.
FosterThomas does not conduct interviews solely via text-based chat on Microsoft Teams.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
HCM Consulting Services 27+ Years of Fostering Business For over 27 years, the professional services firm FosterThomas has been proud to provide our clients with HCM consulting services in the fields of systems implementation, payroll project management, human resources management, ta ... View more
