Key Tasks/Accountabilities

/Accountabilities

End-2-End Interconnect Account & Relationship Management with carrier partners.
• Manage Interconnect Settlements & Collections arrangements International entities in coordination with central Finance.
• Vetting of Interconnect Agreements from Billing & Settlements perspective.
• Ensuring/ Cross Checking Proper mapping of Interconnect partners in Billing Software as per agreement.
• Ensuring/ Cross Checking Proper Periodical Rate Updating in Billing Software as per the Rate Changes.
• Ensuring proper Billing Validation, across systems like Interconnect Billing.
• Ensuring Billing Validation Tests (BVT) for new Interconnects across systems like Interconnect Billing.
• Mapping of new products across the systems from rating & billing perspective.
• Invoicing & Declarations to Interconnect partners as periodicity mentioned in the agreement.
• Invoicing & Settlements with Data Customers.

Verification and Reconciliation of Interconnect Statements from operators, ensuring timely agreement on Periodical Settlements.
• Dispute Management.
• Collections and Overdue Management (Receivables), Aging Analysis, follow-ups & Controls and achieving Collection Targets.

Prepare Accounts Payable/Receivable forecasts, monthly collections and other statistical reports to senior management.
• Daily Exposure Analysis, Control & Management as per Credit Policy.

Interaction with various strategic partners.
• Forecasting monthly interconnect cost and revenues.
• Coordination with Internal Departments for Interconnect Settlements Completeness like Billing, Mediation, IT, Finance (Account Receivables & Account Payables & Revenue Assurance Teams)

• Vendor Payments on Global Capacity Purchase & Expense Provisioning etc.
• Implementing & Controlling Key processes related to Interconnect Settlements.
-Settlements Process.
-Dispute Management Process.
-Exposure Management Process.
• Process Improvement initiatives such as automation, standardization, documentation etc.

Dimensions:  

• Tracking Budget (Operating Opex).

• Protect Interconnect Business (Avoid Penalties).

• No. of Subordinates: Nill

• BSc. Degree in Accounting.

• 2+ years experience in telecom with a proven track record in Interconnect Revenue Assurance, Billing & Settlements.

• At least 1-2 years experience within billing operations, and planning groups.

• Excellent command in written and spoken English.

• MBA will be an advantage.

• Knowledge of Interconnect Billing, Production of Invoices, Reports – Issues involving Billing Vendor support, Error analysis

• Knowledge of end-to-end processes from switch to billing and tariff and pricing structure within telecoms

• Proven knowledge of latest technologies and trends in Telecommunication

• Proven skills in office productivity applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

• Customer Service Orientation

• Team Work & Co-operation

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Good time management and organizational skills

Skills:

• Financial & Accounting Understanding (Month end Provisioning & Account Reconciliation etc).

• Knowledge of Billing Logistics (Interconnect Billing Systems)

•  Revenue Assurance

• Budgeting, Frocasting and Business planing Skills

• Relationship Orientations

•  Process & change management

• Advanced MS Excel

• Commercial acumen

• Negotiation skills

• Risk Management

• CDR Dispute Management.

Key Behaviours for Success

• Analytical Thinking

•  Relationship Building

• Team-worker

• Communication, both oral and written in local language and business English

• Adherence to company policies and procedures

• Conceptual Thinking

• Tenacity