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

• 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