Director Billing Operations

Location: Waterloo

Overview
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Base pay range
CA$/yr - CA$/yr

This range is provided by Open Text. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Your impact
Reporting to the Vice President, Order Enablement, you are responsible for providing direct support to the organization with respect to reporting, forecasting and audit.

You will have direct responsibility over the global Order Enablement operations and will be a strategic advisor to the O2C leadership and act as a key interface with the transformation group. This position requires someone with a high degree of autonomy and a broad understanding of the business and finance.

What the role offers

Provide day-to-day leadership for the team, including hiring, performance appraisals, goal setting and compensation reviews as well as leadership and coaching

Accountable to develop, recommend, implement and continuously assess Open Text’s O2C policies, processes and practices, including those from acquired companies to deliver on the Billings strategy

Accountable to lead a team and deliver best in class governance, reporting and analytic capabilities to support your peers, leader and executives in enabling effective business decisions

Lead reporting cycles, including forecasting, reviews, metrics and corporate reporting

Build relationships and liaise with key stakeholders to improve processes for reporting and continuous improvement (Accounting, AR, Sales, IT, PS and Audit)

Responsible for maintaining SOX documentation and effectively communicating necessary updates

Partner with senior leaders on improving Billing metrics, report and track ELT KPI’S through accurate and effective reporting and analytics

Accountable to deliver on complex audit requirements, internal and external reporting and reviews with all key stakeholders

Identify risks and opportunities during each quarter and work with functional leads to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities

Understand and explain variance drivers within the function (SLA)

Assist with M&A activities and perform ad hoc analysis as needed

What you need to succeed

10+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a global software services/high tech environment

Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and minimize financial risks

Excellent written and verbal communication and change management skills, with all levels, internal and external

Excellent knowledge on accounting principles, compliance and SOX controls

Experience working with Senior Level Management

Self-starter working under minimal supervision with cross functional teams to drive goals

Demonstrated ability to drive a culture of accuracy and efficiency in a continuously changing environment.

Expert skills in using tools necessary to build dynamic modeling

Experience with financial systems/applications (i.e.: SAP, other data extraction tools), proficiency in Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation, including pivot tables, v-lookup & Macros.

Proficiency in Power Point

Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and execute tasks with short lead times

College/University BA, Business, Accounting, Economics or Finance

Accounting Designation program

One last thing
Open Text is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Software Development and Information Services

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