Billing Manager

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

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• Review and validate reconciliations between the booking platform and the ERP system
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• Investigate, identify and resolve outstanding reconciling items
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• Work closely with Finance and Customer Services teams to understand and rectify process gaps
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• Document all findings, reconciliations and resolutions
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Process Improvement & Documentation

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• Develop and document a robust monthly reconciliation process
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• Create process maps and swimlane documentation using existing company templates
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• Support the development of a Risk & Control Matrix framework
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• Identify opportunities to improve internal controls, efficiency and automation
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Debt Management & Collections

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• Review and document parent debt management and collection processes
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• Analyse collection methods including credit cards, bank transfers and vouchers
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• Support the collection of overdue balances alongside Finance and Customer Services teams
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• Recommend improvements to debt recovery and cash collection processes
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Business Improvement

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• Process standardisation
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• Automation opportunities
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• Finance controls enhancement
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• Scalability improvements across finance operations
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Candidate Requirements:

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• Experience in billing, accounts receivable, revenue reconciliation or project accounting
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• Strong reconciliation and investigative skills
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• Proven experience documenting finance processes and controls
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• Experience working with ERP and operational systems
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• A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to work independently
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