At First Gen we take pride in our work of energizing the Philippines through clean power generation technologies. As we grow to become the best in the industry, we are continuously searching for talent who are driven, empowered, and passionate about making a positive difference in the world.
We provide employees with ample opportunities and resources that enable them to perform at their best, contribute value, and help us achieve our Mission of “forging collaborative pathways for a decarbonized and regenerative future.”
First Gen wants you to be good at your job and be successful at it. To this end, we will invest in your professional and personal growth by providing you with the right tools to effectively carry out your role as well as learning and development opportunities to advance your career.
I. Sales Contract Administration for Steam, Electricity and Power Products/Services
a) Validate and prepare the billings to customers with reference to the Bilateral Contract Quantities (BCQ) declaration with PEMC/IEMOP (Market Operator) and/or metered data taking into consideration service interruption claims in accordance with sales contracts. CMG ensures accurate and timely billings to customers for collection efficiency and ensures correct and timely preparation of payments orders to other suppliers to avoid interest charges and penalties.
a. Steam Sales Contracts (SSA, GRSC)
b. Electricity Sales Contracts (PPA, PSA, RSC, GEOP)
c. Lease Agreements (SRLA)
d. Ancillary Service Contracts (ASPA)
e. Feed-In-Tariff Contracts (REPA)
f. Distribution Wheeling Services Contracts (DWSA)
g. WESM Transactions (Spot sales and purchases)
h. Replacement power supply contracts (GFA/SO)
i. Power Products and Services
b) Establish internal BCQ declaration and billing protocols with Trading Team for existing and new PSAs in accordance with the provisions of the sales contracts. Recommend appropriate billing equations during service interruption events.
c) Facilitate resolution of contractual issues (e.g., service interruption, force majeure, overdue accounts, billing dispute, tax concerns) and other billing concerns in accordance with the sales contracts and BCQ protocols. Discuss and resolve with customers and prepare correspondences.
d) Validate billing and prepare Payment Orders for timely settlement of bills with replacement power suppliers, IEMOP, NGCP for ASPA, TransCo for FIT, etc.
II. Procedure Manuals. Identify crucial processes requiring clear delineation of responsibilities and defined timeline. Develop internal protocol and translate into a process manual such as:
a) Billing and Settlement Manual
b) Maintenance Allowance Manual
c) Force Majeure Manual
d) Meter Error Manual
e) Residual Bills Manual
III. Reportorial Requirements. Prepare periodic reports including but not limited to:
a) PSA/NSCB – Steam Sales Report
b) DOE (thru BDG-CAD) – Audit of Electricity Sale (ER1-94)
c) ERC (thru BDG-CAD) – Power Generation Compliance Report
d) ERC (thru BDG-CAD) – Generation Company Management Report
e) ERC (thru PERM) – RES/GES Quarterly Report
f) TransCo – FIT-All Collection Report
g) BOI (thru Tax) - Application for Income Tax Holiday
IV. Automated Billing Solution (ABS). Manage ABS as the primary billing tool and utilize it to develop and maintain spreadsheets, perform data analysis, and prepare presentation materials needed by the various concerned groups:
a) Contribute user insights during discovery sessions for system design and logic
b) Execute assigned test cases during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities
c) Ensure accuracy of bills computations by observing and reporting abnormalities observed in the system and coordinate with service provider for resolution
V. Billing Data Analysis and Database Management. Inspect and process various data sets to identify trends and draw conclusions needed for business decision-making and process improvements:
a) Sales Database (containing data of actual bills released)
b) Customer and Contracts Database
c) Contractual concerns/issues and agreed resolutions.
d) Billing accuracy and timeliness
e) Service Interruption Occurrence (i.e., Force Majeure, Maintenance Allowance)
f) Customer consumption and billing patterns
VI. Others. Perform tasks that may be assigned, such as but not limited to:
a) Budget preparation and performance monitoring
Branding in invoices in coordination with Corporate Communications
Qualification Requirements:
Graduate of any Business or Engineering course
At least 1 year related experience