Interim Billing Lead - #2195694

Meraki Talent is supporting with the appointment of an Interim Billing Lead based in Edinburgh, with hybrid working and a highly competitive salary.

The Opportunity

This established financial services business has an excellent reputation and is looking to appoint an experienced Billing Operations leader to lead and develop its billing function.

The role will involve overseeing a sizeable onshore and offshore team, with responsibility for invoicing, collections, the Billing Helpdesk, financial controls and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in strengthening operational delivery, improving cash collection performance and driving efficiencies through automation and transformation.

The key components of the role will include:

• Leading Billing Operations across invoicing, collections and helpdesk activity, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant delivery.
• Overseeing complex fee calculations, including management fees, recharges, investment management agreement fees, performance fees and rebates.
• Managing aged debt and cash collection performance, reducing overdue balances and improving cash flow.
• Maintaining a robust control environment, ensuring regulatory compliance, risk management, audit readiness, data integrity and balance sheet substantiation.
• Driving process improvement, automation, standardisation and operational efficiencies.
• Leading and developing a multi-layered team of seven direct reports and an offshore billing team of approximately 20 colleagues.

On Offer

The position is based in Edinburgh with strong hybrid working options and will provide a highly competitive salary, alongside the opportunity to lead and shape a key operational function within an established financial services business.

What You'll Bring

We are keen to engage with:

• Extensive Finance Operations Billing experience, ideally within a complex and regulated environment.
• Strong people leadership experience across billing, collections and client-facing support functions, including onshore and offshore teams.
• In-depth knowledge of billing processes, complex fee structures, Accounts Receivable and collections.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, risk management and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior level.
• Proven experience improving aged debt, cash collection performance and operational efficiency.
• Experience leading change, transformation and automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Oracle ERP and Revenue Management systems would be advantageous.
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) would be beneficial but is not essential.

Next Steps

Please don't hesitate to contact Chris Ewen for a private and confidential discussion regarding this excellent opportunity.

Applicants must be based in central Scotland and have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship cannot be provided.