Supervisor - Billing - US

WPP; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

WPP in Mumbai is seeking a senior OTC Billing Leader to oversee end-to-end billing, review high-value invoices, and coordinate with cross-functional teams. The role requires 10–12 years in billing, strong team leadership, and experience in SSC/Media/Advertising.

Night shifts and a fast-paced environment are part of the role. The position involves standardizing training, ensuring compliance with SOX controls, and driving ERP-driven process improvements while mentoring a team of billing

Qualifications

• Night shift schedule from 6:30 PM.
• 10–12 years of experience in billing.
• Strong team handling experience (2–5 years).
• Preferred experience in SSC/Media/Advertising.
• Self-motivated and flexible attitude.
• Calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end billing workflow and invoicing.
• Review high-value invoices and adjustments.
• Coordinate with Order Management, Credit, and Cash Application.
• Resolve customer queries and disputes promptly.
• Ensure month-end close and SOX-compliant controls.
• Drive process improvements and ERP enhancements.
• Mentor OTC Billing Specialists.
• Manage customer-specific billing requirements.

Skills

Night Shift

Team Leadership

Billing Operations

Dispute Management

SOX Compliance

ERP Systems

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

For more information, visit WPP.com.

• Lead, mentor, and evaluate a team of OTC Billing Specialists.
• Set daily, weekly, and monthly performance targets (KPIs) for the billing team and monitor progress.
• Standardize training materials and ensure the team is cross-trained on various OTC workflows and customer portfolios.

Order-to-Cash Billing Operations

• Oversee the end-to-end billing workflow, ensuring sales orders, contracts, and shipping/delivery data are accurately converted into customer invoices.
• Review and approve high-value invoices, credit/debit memos, manual adjustments, and cancellations.
• Ensure tight integration and communication between the billing team, Order Management (Customer Service), Credit/Collections, and Cash Application.
• Manage customer-specific billing requirements

Dispute Management & Customer Relations

• Serve as the escalation point for complex billing disputes, price discrepancies, and tax issues.
• Work closely with the Collections to resolve root causes of billing-related payment delays, minimizing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
• Ensure timely resolution of customer queries regarding invoices and statements.

Compliance, Reporting & Month-End Close

• Oversee month-end close activities for the billing ledger, ensuring all revenue-generating activities for the period are billed and posted.
• Perform reconciliations between order management systems and the general ledger (GL).
• Generate and present key OTC metrics (e.g., Billing Accuracy, Invoice Cycle Time, Unbilled Revenue, Credit Memo volume).
• Maintain strict adherence to internal controls (SOX compliance) regarding revenue recognition, pricing approvals, and credit memo issuance.

System & Process Optimization

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to automate manual billing processes and reduce billing errors.
• Collaborate with IT and OTC Systems teams to test and implement ERP system enhancements

What you'll need:

• Night Shift - 6.30PM onwards
• Minimum 10-12 years of experiencing in Billing team
• Strong Team handling experience (minimum 2-5yrs experience)
• Preferred experience in SSC/Media/Advertising
• Self-motivated
• Flexible attitude to achieve results.
• Calm under pressure.

Who you are:

You're open: we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you:

Passionate, inspired people - we champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work

Scale and opportunity - we offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work - unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers.

#LI-Hybrid

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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