Director Billing Operations

OpenText; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software services company in Canada is seeking a Director of Billing Operations. You will provide leadership, support reporting, and audit functions while managing a team. The ideal candidate has 10+ years' experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a BA in a relevant field. This role offers a salary range of CA$150,000.00 to CA$175,000.00 annually and requires full-time commitment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a global software services environment.
• Strong analytical skills linking results to operational performance.
• Excellent knowledge of SOX controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership for the team, including hiring and performance appraisals.
• Develop and implement billing strategies.
• Lead reporting cycles including forecasting and corporate reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Knowledge of accounting principles

Self-starter

Proficiency in financial systems

Education

BA in Business, Accounting, Economics or Finance

Accounting Designation program

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

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Base pay range

CA$150,000.00/yr - CA$175,000.00/yr

This range is provided by OpenText. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Your impact

Reporting to the Vice President, Order Enablement, you are responsible for providing direct support to the organization with respect to reporting, forecasting and audit.

You will have direct responsibility over the global Order Enablement operations and will be a strategic advisor to the O2C leadership and act as a key interface with the transformation group. This position requires someone with a high degree of autonomy and a broad understanding of the business and finance.

What the role offers

• Provide day-to-day leadership for the team, including hiring, performance appraisals, goal setting and compensation reviews as well as leadership and coaching
• Accountable to develop, recommend, implement and continuously assess OpenText’s O2C policies, processes and practices, including those from acquired companies to deliver on the Billings strategy
• Accountable to lead a team and deliver best in class governance, reporting and analytic capabilities to support your peers, leader and executives in enabling effective business decisions
• Lead reporting cycles, including forecasting, reviews, metrics and corporate reporting
• Build relationships and liaise with key stakeholders to improve processes for reporting and continuous improvement (Accounting, AR, Sales, IT, PS and Audit)
• Responsible for maintaining SOX documentation and effectively communicating necessary updates
• Partner with senior leaders on improving Billing metrics, report and track ELT KPI’S through accurate and effective reporting and analytics
• Accountable to deliver on complex audit requirements, internal and external reporting and reviews with all key stakeholders
• Identify risks and opportunities during each quarter and work with functional leads to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities
• Understand and explain variance drivers within the function (SLA)
• Assist with M&A activities and perform ad hoc analysis as needed

What you need to succeed

• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a global software services/high tech environment
• Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and minimize financial risks
• Excellent written and verbal communication and change management skills, with all levels, internal and external
• Excellent knowledge on accounting principles, compliance and SOX controls
• Experience working with Senior Level Management
• Self-starter working under minimal supervision with cross functional teams to drive goals
• Demonstrated ability to drive a culture of accuracy and efficiency in a continuously changing environment.
• Expert skills in using tools necessary to build dynamic modeling
• Experience with financial systems/applications (i.e.: SAP, other data extraction tools), proficiency in Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation, including pivot tables, v-lookup & Macros.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint
• Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and execute tasks with short lead times
• College/University BA, Business, Accounting, Economics or Finance
• Accounting Designation program

One last thing

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Software Development and Information Services