Are you an experienced Billing Officer with a background in residential income? Do you have a strong understanding of complex billing cycles within a care home environment? Are you available to start at short notice and make an immediate impact?
A well-established organisation operating within the care home sector is seeking a Temporary Billing Officer to join its finance team on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced billing professional to take ownership of residential income, supporting a busy finance function during a period of increased workload.
The key responsibilities of the Temporary Billing Officer are:
- Managing the end-to-end residential billing process, ensuring invoices are raised accurately and in a timely manner.
- Processing complex billing cycles, including four-weekly, monthly and backdated charges where required.
- Taking ownership of the aged debt ledger, proactively chasing outstanding balances and resolving payment queries.
- Liaising with internal operational teams and external stakeholders to ensure billing information is accurate and up to date.
- Supporting income reconciliation activities and investigating any billing discrepancies.
- Assisting with additional billing activities across the wider finance function as required.
- Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring income is processed in line with organisational procedures.
The successful candidate will have:
- Essential experience managing residential income within a care home environment.
- Previous experience in a Billing Officer, Credit Controller or Sales Ledger role with responsibility for residential billing.
- Strong knowledge of complex billing cycles, including four-weekly and monthly billing arrangements.
- Excellent credit control experience and the ability to manage outstanding debt effectively.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately within a fast-paced finance team.
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to liaise with both internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing organisation where your specialist residential income experience will be highly valued from day one.
