Analyst, Billing and Revenue Recognition 1

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

As a member of SES’s Order-To-Cash team (OTC), the incumbent is responsible for the invoicing and AR subledger management as well as revenue recognition for SES contracts within the assigned scope of entities and in compliance with IFRS, SES revenue recognition policy and SOX compliance framework. Interacting with Sales, Customer Account Management, Commercial Management, Legal, Tax, Credit & Collection (C&C), customers as well as auditors, the incumbent has a major impact on customer satisfaction and is an important contributor to the timely and accurate production of SES’s financial statements.
 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics from a reputable university. Master’s degree considered as an asset.
    6+ Years of working experience in billing and revenue recognition, ideally in a multi-national company and/or B-2-B services provider environment. Experience in working in a SOX environment is considered as an asset
    Solid understanding of IFRS 15 and experience of applying IFRS 15 in practice
    Excellent IT applications skills: ERP (SAP ECC), CRM (Microsoft Dynamics 365), low-code BI intelligence and automation tools (Microsoft Power Platform), billing and revenue recognition software (Symbiosis SBS- SatBill or similar), AI-tools (Microsoft Copilot)
    Fluency in English, written and verbal. Other languages considered as assets (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese French, German)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

    Review, validate and maintain within agreed scope billing and revenues plans proposed by SatBill. Ensure all relevant contractual data, in particular customer details and payment T&Cs, are correctly captured and interpreted in line with IFRS 15 and SES’s revenue recognition policy
    Process and timely deliver customer invoices based on relevant billing triggers, e.g. monthly charge as per billing plan, usage-based / OU / milestone invoicing, indexation billing
    Contribute to the monthly billing closing process, ensuring A/R subledger is accurately maintained, performing controls and further analysis as required by SOX compliance framework
    Ensure timely monthly posting of revenue (incl. deferred and unbilled, revenue provisions) for entities in scope, as well as related backlog. Prepare further analysis within the closing cycle, e.g. reconciliation of deferred and unbilled balance sheet positions, short-term / long-term reclassification of the unbilled revenues as well as other analysis and controls as required by business and/or SOX compliance framework
    Work with Sales and Commercial Managers during the Lead-to-Order process to analyze revenue treatment of deals under negotiation
    Respond to customer queries in a timely manner and coordinate internal follow-up with C&C and other stakeholders as required in order to ensure consistency across all OTC areas.
    Actively propose and engage in IT systems improvement initiatives (D365, Satbill, SAP)
    Interact with internal and external auditors as well as SOX compliance team as requested
    Support OTC management with additional responsibilities and ad-hoc tasks as required