Senior Billing Specialist
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Mar 12, 2022
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- Industry
- Media / Journalism / Advertising
- Function
- Software Developer, Editor, Journalist and Freelance Writer, IT
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
The Washington Post is hiring for a Senior Billing Specialist to assist with complex billing, contracts review and approvals. The best candidate will be someone who enjoys researching, analyzing, and providing suggestions for the best course of action in reconciling discrepancies. You will work with small tight knit group on team and individual projects to enhance our fact-finding research processes, billing, invoicing and customer service within our deadline driven environment. This position reports to the Supervisor, Finance.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze customer contracts, process all sales orders in billing and invoicing systems
- Analyze, enhance, and maintain the full cycle billing processes
- Ensure compliance with accounting and company policies on invoices and adjustments
- Review and reconcile all billing discrepancies and provide revised or reformatted invoices
- Research and review third party reporting and upload into the fulfillment system
- Evaluate current process flows and develop solutions to complex billing problems to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Work with Collections, Sales and Client Service Managers to integrate solutions into day-to-day processes
- Review and process pre & post billing audit reports
- Review and analyze clients detail line-item reports
- Manage email dropboxes & ticketing system request
- Review monthly unbilled unearned report for resolutions with Finance Revenue Team
- Process adjustments to ensure accuracy of quarterly advertising commissions
- Participate in team building, team operations and rotation of shared responsibilities
- Support the Finance department in meeting monthly, quarterly, and yearly accounting deadlines
- Create, maintain, and improve system processes, technologies, documentation, and reporting needs to maximize effectiveness and accuracy
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 3-5 years' experience with print and digital billing preferred
- B.S. in accounting, business, or related field preferred
- Strong analytical and Microsoft excel skills
- Strong research and fact-finding abilities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt to consistent changes in the work environment
- Ability to manage priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of company and customer information
- SAP, Operative One, & Jira Cloud Experience preferred
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
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Company
Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!
Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.
More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
-
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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