09 Oct
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Ascendion Engineering
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India
09 Oct
Ascendion Engineering
India
Job Description – Zuora Billing Consultant / DeveloperPosition Overview
We are looking for an experienced Zuora Billing Consultant / Developer with strong hands-on experience in Zuora Billing, subscription management, invoicing, payments, integrations, data management, and Workflow automation.
The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of the quote-to-cash lifecycle and be capable of configuring, integrating, troubleshooting, and supporting Zuora Billing in a production environment. The candidate should be comfortable working with business stakeholders as well as technical teams to translate billing requirements into scalable Zuora solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Design, configure, and support Zuora Billing solutions across the complete quote-to-cash lifecycle.
Configure and maintain the Zuora Product Catalog, including Products, Product Rate Plans, Product Rate Plan Charges, charge models, and pricing tiers.
Configure and manage Subscriptions, Rate Plans, Rate Plan Charges, Orders, and subscription changes.
Work with the Zuora Orders framework for recent subscriptions, amendments, cancellations, renewals, and other subscription lifecycle activities.
Configure and troubleshoot One-Time, Recurring, and Usage charges.
Implement and support pricing models such as Flat Fee, Per Unit, Tiered, Volume, Overage, Discounts, and related pricing structures.
Configure and troubleshoot proration, billing periods, Bill Cycle Days, billing alignment, and advance/arrears billing.
Manage and troubleshoot Bill Runs, Invoices, Invoice Items, Credit Memos, Debit Memos, and invoice posting.
Investigate billing discrepancies and identify root causes across product configuration, subscriptions, charges, billing schedules, and invoices.
Configure and support Payment Methods, Payment Runs, Auto-Pay, payment gateways, refunds, unapplied payments, and payment failures.
Work with payment gateways such as Stripe, Adyen, Braintree, Authorize.net, or similar payment providers.
Develop and maintain integrations between Zuora and external systems such as Salesforce, NetSuite, Oracle, ERP platforms, and other enterprise applications.
Work with REST APIs, Zuora APIs, Workflow, middleware, and integration platforms.
Design reliable integrations using appropriate approaches for authentication, ID mapping, idempotency, error handling, retries, and API limits.
Use Data Query, ZOQL, Reporting, and Data Source Exports for data analysis, reconciliation, reporting, and troubleshooting.
Develop SQL-based queries to investigate billing, subscription, invoice, payment, and account-level issues.
Design and implement Zuora Workflow automations for operational and integration use cases.
Troubleshoot production issues related to subscriptions, billing, invoicing, payments, integrations, and data.
Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, UAT, deployment, and post-production support.
Support configuration migration between Zuora sandbox and production environments.
Work with business, finance, operations, CRM, ERP, and engineering teams to resolve billing-related issues.
Prepare technical documentation, configuration documentation, integration specifications, and support procedures.
Required Technical SkillsZuora Billing
Strong hands-on experience with Zuora Billing.
Product Catalog configuration.
Products, Rate Plans, Rate Plan Charges, and Charge Tiers.
Subscriptions and subscription lifecycle management.
Orders and Orders API.
Understanding of legacy Amendments.
One-Time, Recurring, and Usage charges.
Tiered, Volume, Per Unit, Flat Fee, Overage, and Discount pricing models.
Billing periods and billing schedules.
Proration and credit-back functionality.
Bill Runs and invoice processing.
Invoice Items, Credit Memos, Debit Memos, and Invoice Settlement.
Payment Runs and Auto-Pay.
Payment Methods and payment gateways.
Refunds and unapplied payments.
APIs, Data & Automation
Strong understanding of REST APIs.
Experience with Zuora APIs and integrations.
Experience with Zuora Data Query / SQL.
Working knowledge of ZOQL.
Experience with Zuora Reporting and Data Source Exports.
Hands-on experience with Zuora Workflow.
Ability to troubleshoot data and integration failures using queries and logs.
Integrations
Experience integrating Zuora with one or more of:
Salesforce
NetSuite
Oracle ERP
CRM platforms
Payment gateways
Middleware platforms such as MuleSoft or Boomi
Other enterprise applications
Candidates should understand data synchronization, external/internal ID mapping, integration sequencing, error handling, retries, idempotency, and API rate limits.
Functional Skills
The candidate should understand the end-to-end Quote-to-Cash process, including:
Product Catalog Quote/Order Subscription Billing Invoice Payment Collections ERP/GL
The candidate should be able to translate business requirements into Zuora configuration and identify the impact of configuration changes on billing, invoicing, payments,
and downstream systems.
Production Support & Troubleshooting
The candidate should have experience troubleshooting real-world Zuora Billing issues, including:
Incorrect invoice amounts
Unexpected proration
Charges not appearing on invoices
Incorrect billing dates
Failed Bill Runs
Draft or unposted invoices
Payment failures
Gateway errors
Incorrect subscription changes
Incorrect pricing or charge configuration
Integration failures
Data synchronization issues
API errors
Workflow failures
Billing-to-ERP reconciliation issues
The candidate should be able to explain the problem investigation root cause resolution preventive action for production issues.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
Zuora certification is preferred.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience working with enterprise-scale billing implementations.
Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, Oracle, or other CRM/ERP platforms.
Strong SQL and data-analysis skills.
Good understanding of accounting and billing concepts.
Experience with CI/CD or controlled deployment processes is a plus.
Experience Level
Recommended: 4+ years of experience in Zuora Billing or subscription billing platforms, with strong hands-on implementation and/or production support experience.
Candidates with less overall experience may be considered if they demonstrate strong hands-on Zuora Billing expertise.
What We Look For
A strong candidate should be able to demonstrate:
Hands-on Zuora Billing implementation/support experience, not just theoretical knowledge.
Strong understanding of the subscription and billing lifecycle.
Ability to configure complex products and pricing models.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
Good understanding of APIs, SQL, integrations, and Workflow.
Experience integrating Zuora with CRM/ERP and payment systems.
Ability to work independently with business and technical stakeholders.
Strong understanding of how configuration changes affect downstream billing and financial processes.
Screening Focus Areas
Candidates will be evaluated on:
Zuora Product Catalog
Subscriptions and Orders
Charge Types and Pricing Models
Proration
Bill Runs and Invoicing
Payments and Payment Gateways
Data Query and SQL
Salesforce/ERP Integrations
Zuora Workflow
Production Troubleshooting and Root-Cause Analysis
Ideal Candidate: A hands-on Zuora Billing professional who combines strong functional billing knowledge with technical skills in APIs, SQL, integrations, Workflow, and production troubleshooting.
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🏢 Ascendion Engineering
📍 India