Details:
- Salary: £300 - 400 - Day
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Reading Berkshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
3-Month Contract with potential extension (Hybrid)
PE-Backed Growth Business
Reading | 2-3 days per week in the office
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
Candidate Requirements:
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