Billing Team Leader
Job Description
Job title: Billing Team Leader
Company: Cox Automotive
Job description: The Finance department which sits in Corporate Services is a core support function for Cox Automotive UK & Europe.The Finance team has responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the business, ensuring appropriate controls and governance measures are in place to minimise risk as well as providing in depth managing reporting and analytics to drive business decisions.Further to the above, the Finance team is core to the delivery of strategic change, providing appropriate support/ business partnering as and when required.In addition, the Finance team provide a point of contact to Cox Automotive US through the provision of financial/management information.This role sits within the Manheim Vehicle Services (MVS) which is an industry leading business within the vehicle services market. The role is an exciting opportunity to be part of MVS which is a key strategic business for Cox Automotive with focus on growing and expanding its operations.Purpose of Role:
Working closely with the MVS Finance Team and Client Account Management to ensure accurate and efficient billing of all activity relating to client fulfilment.Objectives for Role:
- Develop and maintain a full understanding of client contract terms, pricing schedules and source of information to be billed.
- Sales invoicing and submission of supporting backing documents.
- Query management – liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure client invoice queries are responded to and dealt with quickly and efficiently, to ensure invoices are not unduly held up for payment by customers.
- Production of regular reporting for key customers which assist in approval of work for the operation.
- Where appropriate, escalate significant billing issues to the MVS Finance Manager/Finance Business Partner without delay.
- Work with the Group Credit Control Supervisor to monitor account balances to ensure amounts owed are paid on time, and where appropriate escalate the non- payments of accounts through the correct channels.
- Work to continually improve the billing process, through liaison with the Finance Business Partner, Operations and IT teams.
- Ensure billing processes are set up and approved for new clients prior to go live.
- Be able to produce and manipulate Excel workbooks to intermediate level.
- Management of two assistants in the MVS Finance and Billing team.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Have the confidence and communication skills to build and maintain strong internal and external working relationships.
- Great organisational skills with proven ability to prioritise workload and remain calm under pressure.
- Comfortable working with Excel (Intermediate – spreadsheets/formulas)
- Previous management experience
- Minimum of 2 years billing experience
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASEWe work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies and we’re not looking to add to our PSL.We do not accept unsolicited agency CV’s sent to the recruitment team or directly to the hiring manager. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CV’s.#INDARCox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive service organisation. We
provide dependable solutions that improve performance and profitability
throughout the vehicle lifecycle to manufacturers, fleets, and retailers.
Our businesses are organised around our customers’ core needs across vehicle
solutions, mobility, remarketing, funding, and retail.
Expected salary:
Location: Leeds
