Senior Analyst, Billing and Revenue Recognition

The Senior Analyst, Billing and Revenue Recognition will be responsible for the invoicing and Accounts Receivable (AR) subledger management as well as revenue recognition for SES contracts within the assigned scope of entities. Within the agreed scope, they also manages third party billing services providers and ensures correct revenue recognition for the relevant entities. Interacting with Sales, Customer Account Management, Legal, Tax, Credit & Collection (C&C), and customers on daily basis, the incumbent has a major impact on customer satisfaction. In addition, they support the Order-To-Cash (OTC) management team in the monitoring of OTC process controls.

You will be responsible for (this is not an exhaustive list):

• 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 AR subledger is accurately maintained, performing billing controls and further analysis as required

• Ensure timely monthly posting of revenue (including deferred and unbilled) 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, other revenue recognition controls as required

• Respond to customer queries in a timely manner and coordinate internal follow-up with C&C and other stakeholders as required

• Manage 3rd party billing services providers in countries in which SES has chosen to outsource the billing activity, e.g. Latin America, South America. Acts as a single point of contact for these suppliers.

• Actively propose and engage in IT systems improvement initiatives (D365, Satbill, SAP)

• Interact with internal and external auditors as requested

• Support OTC management in the monitoring of OTC process controls as per OTC Risk-and-Control-Matrix, e.g. monitor timely execution of the controls, review completeness of documentation, follow-up with control owners, report and escalate to Management as appropriate

YOUR PROFILE:

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics from a recognized university. Master’s degree considered as an asset.
• Several years of working experience in billing and revenue recognition, ideally in a multi-national company and/or B-2-B services provider environment
• Solid understanding of IFRS 15 and experience of applying IFRS 15 in practice
• Strong IT applications skills: SAP (ECC), MS Dynamics 365, Symbiosis SBS- SatBill or similar
• Fluency in English and Spanish or Portuguese, written and verbal.

Nice to Have

• Other languages considered as assets (e.g. French, German)