Billing & Payments Specialist

About KarbonKarbon is the global leader in AI-powered practice management software for accounting firms. We provide an award-winning cloud platform that helps tens of thousands of accounting professionals work more efficiently and collaboratively every day. With customers in 40 countries, we have grown into a globally distributed team across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, growing rapidly, and have a people-first culture that is recognized with Great Place To Work certification and on Fortune magazine's Best Small Workplaces™ List. Do you love digging into how money moves through a business? Are you the person colleagues turn to when a billing process breaks down - and do you thrive on solving problems that are genuinely critical to a firm's operations? As Karbon's Billing & Payments Specialist, you are the deepest expert in our Customer Success organization on how accounting firms bill their clients, collect payments, and manage their financial workflows inside Karbon. You thrive where the process isn't fully mapped, the stakes are high, and someone needs to step up and own it. When a billing or payments situation is too complex, too critical, or too time-sensitive for a generalist answer, CSMs don't just call you for help. They hand it to you, because you're the person who figures it out. About the RoleServe as the billing and payments specialist for our Customer Success organization, bringing deep product knowledge to the customers and situations that need it most Lead complex billing and payments engagements end to end, from initial assessment through resolution, owning the strategy, the communication, and the outcome Partner with CSMs in customer sessions as the subject matter expert, shaping the approach and guiding the conversation on all things billing and payments Continually assess and refine how billing and payments engagements are handled, maturing the process over time so every interaction is sharper than the last Build a living knowledge base of complex billing and payments scenarios, turning every engagement into institutional knowledge that raises the bar for the entire team Internal enablementBe the internal expert resource for the CSM team on billing and payments, running regular knowledge sessions, answering complex questions, and continuously building confidence across the team Partner with our Billing and Payments Adoption PM to align on customer needs, share field insights, and ensure specialist knowledge is feeding directly into adoption strategy and product direction Partner with the onboarding and implementation teams to ensure billing and payments is set up correctly from day one, reducing the downstream complexity that creates escalations Advocate for customers internally by surfacing recurring billing and payments pain points to Product and Engineering with clear, evidence-based documentation Knowledge and process developmentDocument the most common billing and payments conditions your team encounters and keep the prescription matrix current with new resolutions Develop structured playbooks for the most frequent and highest-risk billing scenarios. Particularly those involving accounting firm billing models, collection workflows, and payments reconciliation Stay current with Karbon product updates and proactively update your knowledge base and customer-facing resources accordingly About You3+ years in a customer-facing specialist, solutions consultant, or technical support role, ideally in B2B SaaS with a financial or payments component Deep familiarity with how accounting firms or professional services businesses bill and collect from their clients. You don't need to be told why this matters to them Strong product intuition. You can diagnose a billing or payments issue quickly, understand its root cause, and communicate clearly about what needs to happen Excellent communication skills. You can explain complex financial and product concepts to non-technical customers without condescension and without oversimplification A calm, methodical approach under pressure. Billing crises are time-sensitive and high-stakes, and you bring structure to chaotic situations Strong documentation instincts. You naturally turn resolved cases into reusable resources rather than solving the same problem twice Experience with Karbon, Xero, QuickBooks, or similar practice management or accounting platforms is a strong advantage Comfortable operating with significant autonomy. You will often be the most knowledgeable person in the room on your domain, and you need to be confident in that position Why work at Karbon?Gain global experience across Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Canada Strong benefits package including: Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year Company paid medical for you and eligible spouse/partner and dependents Paid dental and vision and eligible spouse/partner and dependents 401(k) with company matching Flexible Spending Account Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave Work-from-home stipend Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development and provides consistent feedback Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within As we hire across various locations within the USA we are required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The range provided is broad and takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are reviewed when making a hiring decision, such as physical location/cost of living in that location, years of experience, skills, and other business needs. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and each compensation decision is dependent on each individual case. The base salary is one component of the total compensation package, which for some roles may include a target bonus, for some roles very competitive equity grant, and very generous benefits. While we believe competitive compensation is a critical aspect of you deciding to join us, we do hope you also spend time considering why our mission, purpose and values are right for you. We are creating something transformational here, and we hope you are as excited about the future as we are! The estimated base salary range for this role is: $85,000-$125,000 USD Karbon embraces diversity and inclusion, aligning with our values as a business. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single criteria. If you've made it this far in the job description but your past experience doesn't perfectly align, we do encourage you to still apply. You could still be the right person for the role! We recruit and reward people based on capability and performance. We don't discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, physical or cognitive ability, and other diversity dimensions that may hinder inclusion in the organization. Generally, if you are a good person, we want to talk to you. If there are any adjustments or accommodations that we can make to assist you during the recruitment process, and your journey at Karbon, contact us at people.support@karbonhq.com for a confidential discussion. At this time, we request that agency referrals are not submitted for this position. We appreciate your understanding and encourage direct applications from interested candidates. Thank you!