Billing & Financial Services Team Leader

We are seeking a Billing & Financial Services Team Leader for our Finance & Revenue space. Bring a strong focus on leadership and team development. Manage the transactional financial services functions required to collect revenue from customers and execute payments to suppliers in a timely manner in accordance to agreed payment terms.  Lead, mentor and inspire our talented and hard-working team through a high-volume workload!

Your Role in Action  

• Take ownership of leading a dynamic billing team, fostering collaborative and high-performing environment. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping the team’s culture, morale, and overall success.
• Manage customer billings, debt recovery and supplier payments in accordance with established policy, standards, and guidelines.
• Appropriate accounting treatment of relevant profit & loss and balance sheet items relating to the management of Western Power’s trade receivables and trade payables.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, helping them grow professionally and reach their full potential. Regularly offer feedback, training and development opportunities.
• Maintain and improve the accuracy and relevance of the Revenue Accruals Model (RAM)
• Timely and accurate update of annual tariff rates into HubPlus
• Facilitate the handling of regulated revenue queries and to address causes by communication with relevant parts of the organisation and external stakeholders
• Revenue budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for proactive revenue trending analysis to support annual pricing process.
• Timely and accurate resolutions to customer invoices disputes and supplier inquires

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Experienced accounting professional skilled in the management of transactional financial services.
• Solid leadership capability and skilled in fostering a positive environment where our Billing Team can thrive.
• Degree qualified in Business, Accounting or Finance.
• Sound knowledge of the Australian Accounting Standards, in particular the accounting treatment of revenue, financial assets, payments, and accruals. Conversant with month end, financial year end reporting process.
• Track record of success with identification, implementation, and benefit tracking of process improvements
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships at all levels, and an ability to manage and partner with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong experience in internal financial controls, including system interfaces, for example between billing & accounting systems; ability to translate financial impact of aged and/or disputed receivables into accounting journals/records.
• Solid financial acumen, ability to lead in the analysis of complex data and translate these into business and financial impact. 
• Fully conversant with data modelling techniques to provide accurate, reliable forecast and analysis to support business planning and decisions.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy two wellness leave days each year.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office, perfect for cyclists.

• On-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.

Applications close on 6th February 2025.

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Find out more about our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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