Director/Process Manager-Billing Services Management
Austin Texas
Responsible for managing, monitoring and controlling budget expenditures of over $ 3.2 M for the City of Austin Billing System. Forecasting operational needs to enhance the billing services systems for the electric, water/wastewater, other city services utilities. Coaching, mentoring and serving as a guide for peers and staff to better align our customer service business objectives with the organizational strategic goals. Managed 6 Customer/Account Managers and 100 + employees. Providing a total understanding of the end-to-end (meter to cash) billing systems and working to continually improve processes, maximize resources and minimize risk. Developing collaborative ways to drive technological solutions that support our billing systems which include Customer Escalations, Contact Center, Field Services and Collections. Responsible for managing the Remittance Processing functions; this department processes over 484,000 utility payment transactions and post an average of $115 million monthly to the Accounts Receivables ledger. Also, responsible for the Austin Energy's Branch Services; which provided full walk in services function for all utility customers; which include processing payments, start and stop services, escalation and account counseling. Serving as an advisory to other enterprise departmental billing systems, Water, Solid Waste Service, Transportation, etc.