Billing Specialist

About Benton:

BTS specializes in all aspects of aerial and underground FTTH/FTTP construction. With over 20 years of experience building and maintaining fiber optic and legacy communication systems, we are counted on for our owner-operated team to deliver unparalleled quality and customer service. Our customers have included many of the nation’s largest MSOs and our markets have encompassed everything from urban metro projects to rural communities and in between. Our clients and service partners alike enjoy the benefit of knowing they're working with a reliable and reputable company, dedicated to delivering a hands-on experience, from start to finish.

Job Summary:

In support of the Billing Manager, a successful Billing Specialist shall provide administrative support by performing general billing duties, such as converting information and data from contractors and in-house employees about their production work for the week into billable maps and invoices and verifying everything against previous work done and guidelines provided by the customer for accuracy and preparing information for billing purposes. The Billing Specialist will work remotely with our Project Managers to audit invoices for employees and contractors, updating and managing project data.

To succeed in this role, you should be an intuitive self-starter who excels at problem solving, have excellent time management and communication skills, as you’ll collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines. At a minimum, the position requires a good working knowledge of general office functions; proficient in the use of pdf editor and spreadsheet software with emphasis on Microsoft Office; ability to use a computer and other office related equipment; ability to read, understand, interpret, input, and analyze data.

Responsibilities:

• Review submitted production information as it comes in from crews and make corrections as needed.
• Assist Contractors with submitting their weekly billing correctly.
• Use a checklist (or any tool) to confirm all items are accounted for with billing each week and ensure invoices are complete and readable for the Account Manager to distribute to the client.
• Help contractors or PM with maps, general information, or special projects if needed while they are in the field.
• Send maps or blocks of maps to the PM, contractor, or BTS employee.
• Transfer hard copy maps to digital format for billing purposes.
• Create redlines (a pictured representation of a line item on an invoice), build invoicing using a .pdf editor on system maps and maintain progress grid maps.
• Complete as well as ensure completion of tasks for assigned department/project
• Communicate with employees, contractors, vendors, and/or customers to assist assigned department/project with their billing submissions.
• Read, interpret, and input data in support of an assigned department/project to the billing system.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of related work experience
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail, multitasking and time-management. Ability to organize workload to determine priority of duties
• Proficient Working knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel, various MS applications, Adobe Acrobat or Nitro, and Windows operating systems
• Fast learner and adaptable when taking on new tasks and responsibilities.
• Perform duties independently by exercising discretion and sound judgment.
• Ability to read understand, interpret, input, and analyze data with a high degree of accuracy and completeness
• Ability to communicate with Company personnel, customers, and contractors to ensure tasks are completed
• Excellent Customer Service skills and strong English language skills both oral and written
• History of working within cable or telecommunications industry a plus
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen, and background check

Benton Technical Services is an EOE. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, and or sexual orientation/gender identity, age or genetic information. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program