Billing Analyst - Accounts Receivable

Job Description:

Job Description

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the global fuel supply chain, including the Spot, Wholesale Rack and Retail markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence with multi-platform access to accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world fuel markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.

About the Role:

As an OPIS Billing Analyst, you will be a part of a global organization with process participants located internationally. You will conduct billing activities such as adjustments, reconciliations, balancing, research and customer service-related activities that support business operations. You will work in a team environment, while establishing and building strong relationships both internally and externally to promote company goals. You will also have the opportunity to participate in special projects. You will report to the Director of Billing.

You Will:

• Ensure that billing cycles are handled efficiently and accurately
• Apply payments accurately to customer accounts against open Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Reconcile payment application against bank details to ensure accuracy
• Learn systems in a timely manner and adapt to changing processes and procedures
• Comply with company and departmental policies, procedures, and performance standards including internal controls and SOX compliance
• Analyze and answer inquiries from internal and external customers
• Identify opportunities for improvement and proactively work with all stakeholders to implement improved processes
• Monitor new processes and workflows to ensure effectiveness
• Assist with audit efforts throughout the year

You Have:

• Up to 2 years' relevant billing experience
• Experience with billing and customer service activities
• Applied generally accepted accounting principles and internal accounting controls in a billing function
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and billing platforms (NetSuite/JIRA/SAP preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite Products - particularly Excel and Word
• Interacted with internal partners and external business contacts of various seniority levels
• Performed effective research and problem-solving with special attention to detail and accuracy
• Bachelor's Degree (preferred) -OR- equivalent work experience

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $45,000 - $60,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..