Billing Team Lead

Due to continued growth, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Billing Team Lead. We are seeking someone who has experience working in finance, accounts receivable or billing. This excellent opportunity and you will be joining our team based at our site in Aberdeen.

About You  

Due to continued growth, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Billing Team Lead who has experience working within finance. You will be responsible for the leadership of all activities related to Billing and Sample Co-ordination functions for the Aberdeen site.

Key Requirements:

• Knowledge of Accounts Receivable/Billing
• Experience in the reduction of aged debt
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, sufficient to lead, motivate, and develop a team
• Proven ability to establish strategic alliances with key decision makers internally and externally, combined with the ability to model this behaviour for direct reports
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent problem-identification and solving skills

About The Opportunity  

The Billing Team Lead is responsible for the leadership of all activities related to Billing and Sample Co-ordination functions for the Aberdeen site, working with the Team to drive high performance and TQA focused client delivery, including leading, shaping and taking responsibility for the delivery of all operational activities for both internal and external clients. 

Key activities: 

• Overall accountability for Self-Performance Management activities for the Billing and Sample Co-ordination functions; seeking and driving performance improvement opportunities
• Manage the monthly billing cycle, ensuring all jobs are billed timely and in accordance with Group CMCs
• Assist with the P&L month-end review and deep dive 
• Review previous months Work In Progress and maximise billable work to achieve working capital targets
• Take ownership in minimising the impact of bad debt charges and bad debt provisions to the profit and loss account
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that all credit notes are raised as per the credit note request procedure; ensuring that all feedback is fed back to source
• Work in partnership with the central Credit Control Team, taking ownership of invoice disputes assigned on the collection’s tracker, ensuring that necessary action is taken to achieve timely resolution
• Take responsibility for quarterly review of the prepayment file for all Operating Units. 
• Responsible for audit preparation and collation of associated samples
• Manage the process for setting up new customers with the Central Master Data team, approving all requests in a timely manner
• Work to improve efficiency and sustainability within Billing and Sample Co-ordination teams to ensure a strong foundation to achieve productivity/efficiency gains

What We Offer 

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world. 

• Competitive salary/benefits  
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe  
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who does not discriminate against applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. 

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.