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Billing and Collections Lead

Zum - Redwood City, CA, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-05

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Salary: USD 110,000 - 140,000 / annual

Zūm is transforming student mobility through its Connected Mobility Experience (CMX) platform, serving over 6,500 schools in the $50 billion student transportation market. The company is backed by top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, GIC, TPG, and SoftBank. You will join the Revenue Operations team as a Senior Business Operations Analyst focused on billing and collections. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role centered on building and maintaining spreadsheet-based models that power accounts receivable accuracy, invoicing processes, and collections tracking. Key responsibilities include: - Partner with the Senior Manager of Revenue Operations to build, test, and refine AR aging, invoice accuracy, and collections tracking models - Own ongoing maintenance of these models, ensuring accuracy and reliability as business needs evolve - Use advanced spreadsheet formulas, pivot tables, and Google Apps Script automation to streamline data processing - Investigate discrepancies between invoiced amounts and underlying contract/pricing data through detailed root-cause analysis - Communicate directly with Location Managers and internal stakeholders to resolve billing discrepancies and gather context for invoice corrections - Contribute to collections efforts by proactively flagging at-risk accounts and supporting outreach activities - Adapt invoice formatting and reporting to meet varying customer and district requirements - Produce and distribute regular AR aging and reconciliation reports to leadership - Identify recurring sources of invoice error and recommend process improvements - Explore and apply AI tools to improve reconciliation and modeling speed and accuracy This hybrid position is based in the Redwood City corporate office and requires 3 in-office days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). Only local candidates will be considered. Requirements: - 5+ years of experience in financial/business operations analysis, revenue operations, billing operations, or related analytical role - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field (preferred) - Advanced spreadsheet skills required: complex formulas, nested functions, and pivot tables in Excel and/or Google Sheets - Familiarity with Google Apps Script automation (strong plus) - Comfort using AI tools to support clear, well-defined business logic and workflows - Strong foundational understanding of financial and accounting concepts, particularly invoicing, billing, and accounts receivable - Exceptional attention to detail and genuine curiosity for finding and resolving data discrepancies - Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable working directly with Location Managers and cross-functional stakeholders - Highly process-driven with discipline to build, document, and maintain repeatable workflows - Strong quantitative skills with emphasis on analytical rigor and attention to detail - Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environment managing multiple priorities and deadlines

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