Billing and Contract Manager

Due to incredible growth we are looking for an energetic, ambitious Billing and Contracts Manager to join our team at Xalient in a newly created role.Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will directly lead all aspects of customer billing, contract and revenue streams.

This role requires a person who is commercially minded and confident, detail-oriented, performs at a high level of accuracy and efficiency, is well organized, and demonstrates ownership and initiative to accomplish goals. You must be an energetic team player who is eager to learn, contribute to the team and have a strong desire to exceed expectations and improve processes through automation.

This role is ideal for a candidate with at least 3 years+ experience, currently working in a Billing and Contract role, who is hungry to progress in their Financial career and who has that entrepreneurial mentality to improve and develop existing processes. This is a hands on role with the ability to grow a team in the future.

It offers HUGE potential to fast track you through the business and into a broader operational finance team role within 18-24 months as the business grows geographically and in scale. The role offers a salary up to £50,000, plus the option to work at home or the office in Leeds (if local), study support (if applicable) and a flexible benefit fund.

Xalient

We are an award-winning, IT consulting and managed services business, specialising in modern, software-defined networking, security and communications technologies, delivering innovative solutions and services to major organisations right across the globe.

Our service portfolio ranges from consulting strategies and assessments through to solution design, deployment and fully managed services, incorporating market-leading technologies in each of our specialist areas.

Awards

2023 The Sunday Times, Best Places To Work
2023 Xalient was named among Europes Fastest Growing Companies in 2023 by Financial Times and Statista for the second year running
2023 & 2021 EMEA Inspiring Workplaces Awards
2022 Xalient positioned #19 in the inaugural FEBE Growth 100
2022 Megabuyte50 Best Performing Company 2022
2021 Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Company of the Year 2021- International Business Awards®
2020 UK IT Industry Awards - Specialist Vendor of the Year

What youll be doing

• Interface with Customer delivery teams, Sales/Account Managers and Sales Operations, Legal and multiple other internal departments to interpret and record contracts accurately for order entry and associated revenue recognition, as well as understanding the full commercial implications around delivery and customer requirements.
• Create invoices in Xero (and subsequent to the launch of the new finance system in Financial Force) based on customer sales order information and contractual terms
• Review the billing data against customer contract information for accuracy
• Maintain and update accurate customer information in all systems (Salesforce.com/Xero/Financial Force Billing Central)
• Generate KPI reports
• Triage and respond to customer inquiries, including invoice disputes, statements of account, and payment information
• Perform reconciliations of customer accounts and understand the historical flow of the customer transactions and invoicing history including any modifications of the contracts
• Successfully create billing schedules and billing analysis
• Update data which triggers monthly reporting
• Prepare commission calculations based on both bookings and billings data
• Raise purchase orders for suppliers
• Promote continuous system improvement

What youll need

• At least 3 years experience in a billing role, preferably in a Technology or Telco business (however all industry backgrounds will be welcome)
• BA/BS in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics, or other related degree
• Experience of recurring and non-recurring revenue model
• Fundamental understanding of revenue and accounting principles, demonstrated by in-role experience.
• Solid grasp of reading and understanding contracts and the effect of terms and conditions
• Strong analytical skills (particularly MS Excel), exceptional organization and time management skills, and ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, results-oriented culture

  Beneficial

• CIMA/ACCA or equivalent
• Experience with Xero, Financial Force (a plus), Salesforce
• Experience with order administration and billing, a plus
• Experience with international accounting operations, a plus

Job Offer

• Up to £50,000 (dependent on experience)
• Company bonus
• Study support where applicable
• Home working
• Flexible benefit fund
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 1 day holiday for your birthday
• iPhone and laptop
• Private medical insurance
• Pension
• Refer a Friend Scheme up to £1,000 reward for successful recommendation.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age.