Revenue Management Senior Specialist

Revenue Management Senior Specialist

Summary

The Services and Implementation (S&I) team within Revenue Management specializes in effort day-related products, handling contract fulfillment and billing activities. The scope of effort day-related products includes consulting, training, product and project implementation and is in close contact with delivery, project, and program managers. The S&I senior specialist is responsible for billing, associated business controlling, and reporting Amadeus revenues related to the area of Airline Services. Additionally, due to the complexity and significant amounts billed for specific projects, the senior specialist is in close contact with the revenue recognition team to provide them with business and financial accruals such as the percentage of completion.

Key responsibilities

Airline Services business unit billing and processing

• Facilitate monthly information gathering from relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure contractual commitments are billed accurately and deadlines and KPIs are met.
• Define, review and validate requirements for reporting.
• Produce billing reports to provide revenue visibility to the Airline Services business unit.

Accruals and deferred revenues (including percentage of completion items)

• Manage and improve accrual information is transferred correctly for Amadeus IT Group. 
• Ensure proper revenue recognition adjustments by applying IFRS (IFRIC 18, Accruals) by providing preselection of contracts that are qualified to POC to the Revenue Recognition team.
• Provide support on deferred revenue recognition.

Billing procedures and controls

• Provide support through advice on meetings with different divisions / teams to streamline the relevant billing information sent to S&I area.
• Introduce, explain and monitor the use of the S&I input for billing template to Account Manager and Delivery Management teams to homogenize the input received from different sources.
• Ensure that any new procedure and /or deadline is aligned with the rest of Revenue Management teams.
• Ensure sure that the internal controls to avoid duplicated billing or revenue leakage are followed. 

Billing and month end activities

• Ensure that the billing is aligned with contractual conditions both in terms of revenue and deadlines so that revenue management KPIs are met.
• Identify invoicing deviations (discounts, waivers, contractual status...) and obtain proper level of approval
• Perform monthly billing comparison analysis for products.
• Support internal and external audits.

Knowledge-sharing and expertise

• Supports team members with varying levels of experience and provides guidance to junior team members.
• Train and support newcomers in SAP Billing module and Revenue Management billing procedures and deadlines. 

Airline Implementation Billing

• Responsible for billing a specific set of airline implementations to airline customers
• Monthly follow up of issues derived from billing.

Project Support

• Collaborate on RMC projects as required providing input from their area of expertise. 

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The ideal candidate

• 5 - 6 years in a similar position in a multinational firm, with frequent contact with internal and external customers and strong financial background.
• Understanding of the travel and tourism industry. Knowledge of main accounting concepts, detailed knowledge of Revenues and invoice issuance, Costs and related concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• SAP 4HANA considered a plus

What we can offer you

• 💰 A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including bonus, equity, pension plan, travel, life and healthcare insurance, as well as lunch and transport allowance and other benefits.
• 🌎 A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
• 🎓 Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
• 🤗 A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.
• 🌟 A flexible hybrid working model - We want our employees to do their best work, however it works best for them (50% from home / 50% from office)
• 🌈 A diverse and inclusive community - We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.
• 📈 A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.
• 🎯 A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

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