Professional(Other) - Billing Specialist II

Job Summary
Responsible for providing expertise, analysis, and solutions to complex supplier coordination (ESG), billing, regulatory processes, and technical problems with a focus on improving operational effectiveness and excellence. The Billing Specialist has knowledge and understanding of supplier activities, billing processes and the systems to support the tasks. Proactive monitoring is performed to identify potential concerns. This position is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for projects that impact billing and ESG billing and enhances other's understanding of business processes and systems.

Job Responsibilities
Provide analysis and solutions to complex billing.
Enhance other's understanding of end-to-end meter to cash processes.
Review and create detailed documentation of business processes and the use of associated systems.
Monitor and analyze various system control reports, to determine root cause and resolution.
Implement new controls.
Develop training and advise others.
Perform account data repairs to allow system users to proceed with customer billing.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal customers and ESG.
Investigate and respond to inquiries from internal and external customers, i.e. Call Center, Business Accounts, and/or Suppliers.
Identify opportunities to use information technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.
Define requirements, prepare process flows, test, and implement billing processes and system improvement changes due to Regulatory orders or business process improvements to streamline processes and reduce billing costs.
Assist with business case preparation.
Prepare clear, concise, comprehensive communications with minimal supervision.
Facilitate meetings and deliver presentations.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all departments in  Electric Utilities as well as regulatory agencies.

Billing Specialist
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or minimum of 3 years of equivalent experience.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in the energy industry with a focus on the appropriate one of the following: billing, ESG-EDI transmissions, credit and collections, business operations and planning, customer service, regulatory and or finance.
Knowledge of customer service systems
Knowledge of billing, suppliers, and metering
Knowledge of regulatory rules
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
MBA
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to function efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
Is this position limited to office/home-based professional or administrative duties with no driving or field work

Description:
Answer Yes only if the position is limited to professional or administrative duties performed in a traditional office or remote-home setting (vs. field work, in a plant/warehouse, etc.) and the worker does not operate a motor vehicle for any job duty, other than ordinary commuting to and from work.