Revenue Assurance and Reporting Team Lead

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

Learn more at www.careers.idp.com

Role purpose

The Revenue Assurance and Reporting Team Leader is responsible for safeguarding the organisation’s revenue performance by ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of all revenue-related data, processes, and reporting. In addition to hands-on oversight, this role provides leadership, direction, and quality assurance to a team of analysts, ensuring strong controls, consistent insights, and effective support for commercial decision-making and sustainable financial performance.

Key accountabilities

Revenue Assurance & Controls
• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of end-to-end revenue assurance controls.
• Provide oversight of investigations into revenue leakages.
• Maintain the revenue controls register.
• Review and approve contracted prices and commissions.
• Escalate material risks with quantified financial impact.

Reporting & Insights

• Oversee daily, weekly, and monthly revenue reporting.
• Review variance analysis and trend insights.
• Ensure dashboards support drill-down and self-service.
• Translate insights into commercial recommendations.

Data Integrity & Reconciliation

• Lead reconciliations between source systems and the GL.
• Oversee exception handling and investigation standards.
• Drive improvements in master data quality.

Stakeholder Management & Enablement

• Act as senior point of contact for revenue assurance matters.
• Align stakeholders on KPIs and controls.
• Present insights through governance forums.
• Lead training on reporting and data quality.

People Leadership
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts.
• Set priorities and performance standards.
• Balance BAU and investigative work.
• Foster continuous improvement culture

Required experience

Essential requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or related discipline.
- 5–8 years’ experience in revenue reporting, financial assurance, analytics, or related finance roles.
- Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring analysts or teams.
- Advanced Excel skills and BI tooling experience.
- Strong knowledge of revenue recognition principles (IFRS 15 / ASC 606).
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Desirable requirements
- CPA / CA / ACCA qualification
- Education sector experience
- Oracle EBS or Oracle Fusion experience