SAP IS-U Billing Senior Consultant/Architect with AMI/TOU RTP / Senior SAP IS-U Billing Consultant

Job Description - SAP IS-U Billing Senior Consultant/Architect with AMI/TOU RTP (Real-Time Pricing) experience

Position Summary

Senior SAP IS-U Billing Consultant with 15+ years of utility industry experience specializing in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Time-of-Use (TOU), Real-Time Pricing (RTP), SAP IS-U Billing, EDM. Proven expertise in designing interval billing solutions, integrating SAP IS-U with AMI/MDM platforms, configuring complex utility tariffs, and delivering end-to-end Meter-to-Cash transformations/support for electric/gas/water utilities. Experienced in SAP S/4HANA Utilities programs, billing validation, rate modernization, and production support.

The SAP IS-U Billing RTP Consultant is responsible for designing, configuring, testing, and supporting SAP IS-U Billing solutions for utilities implementing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Time-of-Use (TOU), Real-Time Pricing (RTP), and interval billing programs. The consultant works closely with Meter Data Management (MDM), AMI vendors, CIS teams, Business stakeholders, and Integration teams to ensure accurate processing of interval consumption, billing determinants, rates, and customer invoices.

The role requires strong expertise in SAP IS-U Billing, Device Management, EDM, RTP/TOU rate design, AMI integrations, and end-to-end utility business processes.

Key Responsibilities

SAP IS-U Billing Configuration

Configure SAP IS-U Billing and Invoicing processes.

Design and implement RTP, TOU, Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), and dynamic pricing billing solutions.

Configure:

Rate categories

Rate types

Operands

Rate facts

Schema rates

Billing classes

Fact groups

Support complex tariff structures for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

AMI & Meter Data Integration

Design and support interfaces between:

AMI Head-End Systems like IEE OWOC and similar systems

Meter Data Management (MDM) Systems like IEE

SAP IS-U modules like DM/EDM

Validate interval consumption data received from:

Itron

Analyze interval data quality issues and billing impacts and suggest corrective actions.

RTP & TOU Billing Design

Implement Real-Time Pricing programs.

Configure Time-of-Use schedules:

On-Peak

Mid-Peak

Off-Peak

Critical Peak

Design rate switch scenarios and seasonal pricing models.

Develop billing determinants for interval-based billing.

SAP EDM Support

Configure and maintain:

Profile Values

Profile Types

Time Series Data

RTP Price Profiles

Consumption Profiles

Support VEE (Validation, Estimation & Editing) processes.

Monitor profile uploads and interval data accuracy.

Interface Management

Coordinate inbound and outbound interfaces/ES from:

AMI MDM

MDM SAP EDM

EDM IS-U Billing

Support:

Billing determinant determination

Web Services/Enterprise Services

PI/PO

CPI integrations

Batch interfaces

Troubleshoot interface failures and data reconciliation issues with MDM and Headend systems.

Billing Testing & Validation

Create test scenarios for:

RTP billing

TOU billing

Net metering

MV90 metering

Demand billing

Perform:

Unit Testing

SIT

UAT

Parallel Billing Validation

Reconcile billed amounts against expected rate calculations.

Production Support

Investigate billing exceptions.

Resolve EDM profile issues.

Analyze:

Billing errors

Rate determination issues

Interval consumption discrepancies

Support monthly billing cycles and peak season readiness activities.

Functional Skills

SAP IS-U Billing

SAP IS-U Invoicing

Knowledge of SAP IS-U Device Management

Knowledge of SAP IS-U EDM

Utility Rate Design

RTP Billing

TOU Billing

AMI Integration

Meter-to-Cash Processes

Technical Skills

SAP IS-U Master Data

ABAP Debugging (preferred)

Knowledge of SAP PI/PO/CPI

Utility Industry Knowledge

Electric/Water AMI Utility Billing

Net Metering/MV90

Regulatory Tariffs

Demand Charges

Renewable Energy Programs

Rate Modernization Initiatives

Typical Project Responsibilities

Requirements & Design

Conduct workshops with billing and regulatory teams.

Translate tariff requirements into SAP IS-U configurations.

Create Functional Specification Documents (FSDs).

Solution Build

Configure RTP and TOU billing solutions.

Develop billing determinants and rate structures.

Coordinate interface development with integration teams.

Testing

Create and execute detailed test scripts.

Validate AMI-to-Billing end-to-end processes.

Support defect resolution.

Cutover & Go-Live

Support data migration activities.

Validate interval data loads.

Conduct billing cycle readiness reviews and changes to rates.