At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead billing improvements and enhance financial processes in a dynamic, growing company.
- Company: Join a private equity-backed business transforming the finance landscape.
- Benefits: Hybrid working model with potential for contract extension and career growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to innovate and implement solutions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by streamlining billing processes and driving efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience in billing, reconciliation, and process improvement is essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
3-Month Contract with potential extension (Hybrid)
A private equity-backed business experiencing significant growth and transformation are looking for an experienced Interim Billing Specialist/Manager to support a critical finance and billing improvement project. Reporting directly to the UK CFO, you will play a key role in reviewing, documenting and improving the reconciliation process between our operational booking platform and financial accounting systems. This is a hands-on assignment ideally suited to someone with strong billing, revenue, aged debt and process improvement experience who enjoys investigating issues, implementing solutions and leaving behind robust, scalable processes.
Key Responsibilities:- Billing & Reconciliation
- Review and validate reconciliations between the booking platform and the ERP system
- Investigate, identify and resolve outstanding reconciling items
- Work closely with Finance and Customer Services teams to understand and rectify process gaps
- Document all findings, reconciliations and resolutions
- Process Improvement & Documentation
- Develop and document a robust monthly reconciliation process
- Create process maps and swimlane documentation using existing company templates
- Support the development of a Risk & Control Matrix framework
- Identify opportunities to improve internal controls, efficiency and automation
- Debt Management & Collections
- Review and document parent debt management and collection processes
- Analyse collection methods including credit cards, bank transfers and vouchers
- Support the collection of overdue balances alongside Finance and Customer Services teams
- Recommend improvements to debt recovery and cash collection processes
- Business Improvement
- Process standardisation
- Automation opportunities
- Finance controls enhancement
- Scalability improvements across finance operations
- Experience in billing, accounts receivable, revenue reconciliation or project accounting
- Strong reconciliation and investigative skills
- Proven experience documenting finance processes and controls
- Experience working with ERP and operational systems
- A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to work independently
