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Looking to step into a high-impact leadership role within a complex professional services firm?

As Director of Billing & Revenue Operations, you'll own the firm's end-to-end billing lifecycle, lead a centralized on-shore/off-shore delivery model, and partner closely with firm leadership and practice leaders to drive billing excellence, improve realization, and support scalable growth across a multi-office public accounting firm.

Revenue Operations Leadership

• Lead the firm's billing and revenue operations function, including:

  • Centralized billing execution

  • Revenue realization support

  • Governance over billing-related policies and processes

• Establish firm-wide standards, controls, and performance expectations for billing and revenue operations

• Ensure alignment between engagement economics, billing execution, and financial reporting

Centralized Billing Strategy & Execution

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the firm's centralized billing operating model

• Ensure accurate and timely billing across all engagement types:

  • Time & materials

  • Fixed fee

  • Retainers

  • Milestone and progress billing

• Oversee unbilled WIP management, billing cycle times, and write-ups/write-downs

• Serve as the executive escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-risk billing matters

Off-Shore / Global Delivery Management

• Provide strategic oversight of off-shore billing and revenue operations teams

• Define operating models, SLAs, productivity benchmarks, and quality standards

• Partner with global delivery leadership on workforce planning, capacity management, and scalability

• Ensure effective time-zone coordination, governance, and escalation protocols

• Drive documentation, training, and knowledge transfer for off-shore teams

Partner & Practice Engagement

• Act as a strategic advisor to engagement partners and practice leaders on:

  • Billing strategy and execution

  • Engagement economics and realization optimization

  • Complex or non-standard billing arrangements

• Influence partner behavior through data-driven insights and consistent governance

• Support firm initiatives related to pricing models, engagement structures, and profitability

Reporting, Analytics & Insights

• Develop and own billing and revenue operations dashboards and KPIs, including:

  • Billing cycle time

  • Unbilled WIP aging

  • Realization and margin impact

  • Write-ups/write-downs

  • Offshore productivity and quality metrics

• Provide actionable insights to executive leadership and the partnership

• Use data and trend analysis to drive continuous improvement and strategic decisions

Systems, Automation & Process Transformation

• Own billing and revenue operations processes within the firm's practice management and ERP systems

• Lead system implementations, upgrades, and automation initiatives related to billing and revenue workflows

• Partner with IT, FP&A, and Global Delivery on scalable technology solutions

• Champion standardization, automation, and digitization across billing processes

Governance, Risk & Controls

• Ensure strong internal controls over billing and revenue-related processes

• Support internal and external audits related to billing and revenue recognition

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, firm policies, engagement terms, and regulatory requirements

• Proactively identify and mitigate billing and revenue execution risks

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing on-shore and off-shore billing teams

• Establish clear accountability, performance metrics, and development pathways

• Foster a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement

• Serve as a visible leader within the firm's finance and operations organization

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

• CPA certification preferred but not required

Experience

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in billing, revenue operations, or finance

• Experience in public accounting or professional services required

• Proven leadership of centralized billing models

• Demonstrated experience managing off-shore or global delivery teams

• Experience partnering with senior leadership and firm partners

Technical & Systems Expertise

• Deep understanding of professional services billing and revenue models

• Experience with Workday preferred

• Strong analytical and reporting skills; BI tools experience preferred

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership with strong executive presence

• Ability to influence and drive consistency in a partner-driven environment

• Strong operational discipline and financial acumen

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Change leadership and process transformation mindset

• Global leadership and cross-cultural effectiveness

Location

• Akron, Cleveland, or Youngstown, OH; Detroit or St. Clair Shores, MI; Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, PA; New York City or Buffalo, NY; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL

• Work Model:Hybrid preferred; open to fully remote candidates

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