Worked under Global Finance Services, initially in Incident Management and later under the Billing Accuracy Solution Support (BASS) team.
My role combined technical accuracy, analytical problem-solving, and collaboration with IT and Finance teams to deliver error-free billing outcomes and continuous process improvements. Played a key role in billing remediation, credit validation, stakeholder engagement, and reporting across 4 major long-term projects.
Key Responsibilities & Contributions
- Investigated and resolved billing discrepancies to prevent overcharging.
- Withheld and corrected bills where errors were identified, applying credits when required.
- Prepared and delivered financial and billing performance reports across all programs.
- Led 5–10 onshore staff and coordinated a 40-member offshore validation team.
- Developed training materials for new staff on credit policies.
- Conducted testing, process design, and implementation across all projects to enhance accuracy and performance.
- Performed billing operations, including credit suppression, withheld billing, credit applications, and product fixes to correct system misalignments.
- Very familiar with Telstra’s legacy systems (MICA, Flexcab, Kenan); performed manual and bulk data fixes using queries to correct data and ensure alignment.
- Developed a deep understanding of end-to-end product flow across systems (MICA, Flexcab, Kenan, Siebel), ensuring accurate mapping and billing consistency.
- Monitored and corrected late landing charges by coordinating with IT and applying credits post-migration.
- Supported incident management, analysed trends, and provided reports and presentations to management for continuous improvement.
Key projects over years with Telstra
PAYG Billing Remediation Program (2017 – 2019)
- Corrected 7 years of domestic billing issues across PAYG accounts.
- Supported solution design, led testing, process design and managed end to end manual validation process.
- Led and trained 40-member offshore team for manual validation; handled allocations and QA.
- Delivered weekly reports and applied validated customer credits.
International Roaming Overcharging Project (2019 – 2021)
- Corrected roaming overcharges across consumer, small business and enterprise accounts.
- Supported solution design, led testing, and managed end to end manual validation process.
- Led and trained 10 member onshore 40-member offshore team in Philippines for manual validation; handled allocations and QA.
- Personally performed quality checks post-manual validation, saving over $10 million by preventing unjustified credits.
CSDI Billing Remediation Program (2021 – 2024)
- Remediated 11M+ accounts impacted by internet bundle overcharges.
- Led validation, data collation, stakeholder reporting, and credit application.
- Maintained quality standards and budget alignment.
Consumer & Small Business Migration Program (2024 – 2025)
- Coordinated customer billing migration from Siebel to Salesforce.
- Prevented bill shock through credit suppression and pre-bill analysis.
- Reported weekly charge tracking and supported finance team.
Ongoing Contributions (2017 – 2025)
- Provided billing incident management support when available.
- Identified trends and created PowerPoint reports for stakeholders.
- Assisted manager in weekly executive reporting and data analysis.
- Reviewed and processed credit applications for accuracy and compliance.