What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Billing Specialist position at Lightedge?
Lightedge is an enterprise-grade cloud services and colocation company focused on the needs of businesses and their critical IT requirements. If you want to take your skills to the next level by joining an industry leader, this is an excellent opportunity for you!
Lightedge is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Billing Specialist to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of relevant experience in handling billing and month end accounting tasks, as well as possess a bachelor’s or associate degree from an accredited college related to accounting, finance or a related field. This role will primarily focus on ensuring accurate and timely billing processes, working closely with Sales, responding to customer inquiries, processing and applying cash payments and executing collection efforts. The ideal candidate is motivated, innovative, and excited to learn new technologies. This position reports to the Revenue Assurance Manager and works closely with all departments
Responsibilities
Lightedge is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Billing Specialist to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of relevant experience in handling billing and month end accounting tasks, as well as possess a bachelor’s or associate degree from an accredited college related to accounting, finance or a related field. This role will primarily focus on ensuring accurate and timely billing processes, working closely with Sales, responding to customer inquiries, processing and applying cash payments and executing collection efforts. The ideal candidate is motivated, innovative, and excited to learn new technologies. This position reports to the Revenue Assurance Manager and works closely with all departments
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end billing process by generating, reviewing and issuing invoices and other transactions.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of billing transactions and resolve any discrepancies.
- Process cash applications, applying payments accurately to customer accounts.
- Collaborate cross functionally across the Sales and Operations teams, bridge any gaps between Accounting and Sales, ensuring accurate invoicing.
- Execute various process improvement initiatives.
- Provide timely responses to customer inquiries and investigate billing issues.
- Prepare month-end tasks related to accounts receivable and billing activities.
- Understand the quote-to-bill process and resolve errors as needed.
- Monitor collectibles and outstanding invoices, following up to ensure timely payments.
- Bachelor's or Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 2-4 years of experience in billing, accounts receivable, accounting or related finance role.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and experience with billing & accounting software (Salesforce & NetSuite experience a plus).
- Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in data entry and analysis.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Accounting and other teams.
- Able to maintain professional demeanor under stress.
- Highly motivated and passionate about daily tasks as well as overall company initiatives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to think critically (perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly).
