Billing Assistant

**Ref**

30669

**Department**

Finance

**Location**

Manchester City Centre

**Employment type**

Full-time

**Salary**

£25,000-£27,000

**Closing date**

02/10/2024

**Description**

We are commercial property specialists operating sites across the UK. At Bruntwood, we're committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces. Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities. Have a look at our offices such as **Bloc** or **Ev0** **on our website to get a feel for how our buildings are constructed with sustainability and innovation at the forefront.

This is a hybrid role, where you will work 4 days from the office/1 day from home and you’ll be based at our Union office in the centre of town, working as part of a collective Transactional and Group finance team. There’s plenty of opportunity to learn and grow in a company that puts sustainability and community at the heart of its purpose.

**_ What we’re looking for in a nutshell:_**

For example, if you’ve studied a finance related course and you’re looking to take your first step, then we can provide the right training as long as you’ve got the right mindset highlighted above.

**_ The interview process:_**

For this role we will conduct a one stage interview process with the Line Manager and the Operational Finance Manager.

**_ What you’ll be doing:_**

As a Billing Assistant you’ll ensure everything to do with billing our customers runs smoothly. Working with our colleagues to ensure any anomalies are rectified and that processes are challenged and improved upon where appropriate.
- Responsible for ensuring that your allocated customer base is accurately billed/released and reconciled from the data in our systems.
- Working closely with our Asset Managers, Commercial and Lease Transaction teams’ to ensure our system data outputs are correct and report on any issues.
- Work closely with our Finance Support, Credit Control & Cash Teams on all things billing that require a collaborative approach to resolve.
- Coordinate with the Billing Manager and teams above to encourage process improvements.
- Activating and determining leases and licence deals in our billing system in a timely manner and raising the necessary invoices and credit notes.
- Process changes to leases and licence deals to ensure that our billing & finance systems are updated accordingly.
- Checking all billing data and raising quarterly and monthly bills as well as dealing with ad hoc billing requests.
- Ensure that you are communicating and documenting customer billing queries in a timely manner and able to provide prompt resolutions.
- We really believe that if you’re brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:_
- **28 days holiday** plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
- **24 hours a year volunteer time** - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
- **Sabbatical of up to 12 months** so you can take a career break after five years with us
- **Free Healthcare cash plan** for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer free private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
- **Life assurance** cover for all colleagues
- Up to** 8%** matched pension scheme
- **Discounts & cashback** at leading retailers
- **Enhanced maternity**:

- 26 weeks fully paid leave

In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £25m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.