Global Billings & Accounts Receivable Specialist – 6 Month Temp Contract

Location: Berkhamsted

Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office

Contract: 6 months

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Global Billings & Accounts Receivable Specialist to join an international business on an initial 6-month temporary contract.

This is a hands-on role within a busy finance team, with a strong focus on global billing, sales order processing and ensuring invoices are raised accurately and on time. The billing cycle is particularly busy at month-end, so we are looking for someone who can manage high volumes, work to tight deadlines and ensure nothing is missed.

Alongside billing, you will support the wider order-to-cash process, including cash allocation, reconciliations, collections and resolving client queries across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage global billing activities, ensuring sales orders and invoices are processed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Review and approve sales orders, checking supporting documentation and resolving discrepancies with internal teams.
• Take ownership of busy monthly billing cycles, ensuring high volumes of invoices are issued on time.
• Prepare and issue client invoices and credit notes across multiple countries, currencies and entities.
• Ensure invoices meet client-specific requirements, including correct billing details, purchase orders, currency and applicable tax treatment.
• Liaise with international colleagues and clients to resolve billing queries and obtain missing information.
• Proactively manage outstanding receivables, following up with clients and internal sales teams to secure payment.
• Allocate incoming cash accurately and investigate unallocated receipts and account discrepancies.
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger and resolve disputed items and outstanding queries.
• Carry out daily bank reconciliations and maintain accurate financial records.
• Produce aged debt reports and support month-end and year-end reconciliations, accruals and bad debt provisions.
• Maintain accurate client records, payment terms, billing contacts and customer portal information.
• Support cash-flow forecasting, audit requests and improvements to billing and AR processes.

About You

• Previous experience in global or international billing, accounts receivable, sales ledger or credit control.
• Strong sales invoicing experience, ideally within a multi-entity or international business.
• Comfortable managing high-volume billing and working to strict month-end deadlines.
• Experience reviewing sales orders, raising invoices and resolving billing discrepancies.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end order-to-cash process, including invoicing, cash allocation, collections and reconciliations.
• Experience with multi-currency transactions and international client accounts is advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using finance systems. NetSuite experience would be beneficial.
• An understanding of VAT, GST and other relevant tax requirements would be an advantage.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
• A confident and professional communicator who can build relationships with international stakeholders and resolve queries effectively.