Billing Manager

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop a strong expertise on each of our billing platforms to support the billing team
• Review contracts and amendments to determine contractual billing requirements and verify invoices are in compliance with the contract terms
• Understand and review customer invoices
• Understand and review various billing reconciliations
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts
• Assist with monthly, quarterly and year-end close cycles
• Analyze and resolve any escalated billing issues to improve billing integrity
• Proactively forge strong working relationships with assigned partners. Provide timely and candid communication on statuses, problems and timelines
• Comply with deadlines and policies
• Proactively recommend and implement process, procedural and policy enhancements
• Liaise with and support finance functions outside of billing
• Develop and conduct training sessions; maintain, update and enhance billing process documentation
• Promote a positive, energetic culture featuring accountability, strong communication, teamwork, collaboration and excellence
• Support the external audit process by providing audit support

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ideal candidates are team players, self-motivated, enthusiastic, able to establish good relationships with team members, and able to work quickly and concisely while under pressure
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to successfully deal with employee and customer questions to resolve issues
• Excellent time management skills; ability to meet critical deadlines, high level of accuracy and accountability
• Ability to work with complex issues and reconciliations
• Take ownership of assigned responsibilities, and actively seek out process efficiencies and improvements
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong Analytical skills
• Ability to work from the Chicago office two days a week with the team

Why Mediaocean?

• Competitive total compensation, including 401(K) and financial wellness seminars
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision plan – Keep your family (or just yourself!) safe and healthy
• Flexible time off – In addition to our company holidays, we provide open Paid Time Off (PTO) to all U.S.- based Mediaocean employees. So take a sick day, vacation day, or mental health day
• Bonding Leave – After six months of employment at Mediaocean, mothers and fathers, including same-sex parents, can take job-protected, paid time off to bond with their child within the first 12 months of the child’s birth or adoption
• Insurance, Pet Insurance, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Professional development – Personalized development plan created with your manager, continuous internal and external trainings, official company-wide mentorship · mentorship program, professional development rewards program, management, leadership, and function-specific training for top performance, education reimbursement
• Get rewarded for demonstrating Mediaocean values
• Active affinity-based groups – Form connections with similar peers in offices around the world. Groups include: Women at MO, Black Employees at Mediaocean (BEMO), Pride at MO, Mi gente (Hispanic/Latinx community), AAPI at MO, Parents at MO, International Enrichment, Language Lovers, Books & Beyond, DEI in Engineering, and Mental Health & Wellness, and Caregivers United
• Wellness opportunities – Free virtual yoga and abs and glutes classes, company-paid Headspace meditation app membership, company-wide steps challenges, complimentary snacks in-office
• Bikeshare program in select offices, (Divvy and CitiBike for Chicago and New York offices)
• All of these benefits/perks are effective on the date of hire