Billing Associate

Aberdeen Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary performance bonus

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Season ticket loans

Employee discount portal

Job summary

Aberdeen plc in Edinburgh is seeking a Billing Associate to own complex client invoicing, rebate processing and billing controls. You will apply technical billing expertise across fee structures such as management fees, recharges, and performance-related fees, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

This hands-on role requires independence, attention to detail and ability to explain billing issues to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in billing for a complex environment.
• Strong understanding of fee structures including management fees, recharges and performance-related fees.
• Experience using Oracle ERP systems.
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate client invoicing in line with contractual agreements and financial controls.
• Calculate and validate complex fee structures, including management fees, recharges and performance-related fees.
• Calculate, process and account for rebates with proper accounting entries and audit evidence.
• Maintain ownership of Accounts Receivable balances and Balance Sheet substantiation.
• Investigate and resolve billing queries with clear guidance to stakeholders.
• Lead process improvements to enhance efficiency, standardisation and controls.

Skills

Billing experience

Fee structures

Oracle ERP

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Job Description About Aberdeen

Aberdeen plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor. As a Billing Associate, you will help bring “Invest in your tomorrow” to life through accurate, transparent financial operations that support confident decisions for our clients and our business.

About the Department Finance Operations

Finance Operations is a core part of Aberdeen’s Finance function, delivering end-to-end services across Record to Report, Billing, Banking, Accounts Payable and Supplier Relationship Management. Within Group Financial Control, the team provides timely, accurate and well‑controlled financial outputs, working with colleagues in Edinburgh and an outsourced partner in Chennai. Billing protects revenue integrity, supports Accounts Receivable control and strengthens regulatory confidence, helping enable our clients to be better investors.

About the Role

This Billing Associate role is an opportunity to take ownership of complex client invoicing, rebate processing and billing controls in Edinburgh. You will apply technical billing expertise and sound judgement across fee structures including management fees, recharges, investment management agreements, assets under management and performance‑related fees. The role is hands‑on and improvement‑focused, giving you scope to resolve issues, strengthen controls and support transformation across Billing Operations. It suits someone who works independently, manages complexity with accuracy and communicates clearly with finance and non‑finance stakeholders. You will build specialist capability in a purpose‑led, forward‑thinking business where you can invest in your tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely and compliant client invoicing in line with contractual fee agreements, billing schedules and financial controls.
• Calculate and validate complex fee structures, including management fees, recharges, performance‑related fees and fees from investment management agreements.
• Calculate, process and account for rebates, ensuring appropriate accounting entries, correct financial treatment and clear audit evidence.
• Maintain ownership of Accounts Receivable balances, supporting completeness, accuracy, data integrity and Balance Sheet substantiation.
• Investigate and resolve billing queries and discrepancies, providing clear guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead process improvements that enhance efficiency, standardisation, control effectiveness and stakeholder experience.

About the Candidate

Essential requirements Relevant experience within Billing in a complex environment. Strong understanding of fee structures, including management fees, recharges, investment management agreements, assets under management and performance‑related fees. Experience using Oracle ERP systems. High attention to detail, with strong analytical and problem‑solving capability. Ability to operate independently, manage complex workloads and maintain accuracy under changing priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with finance and non‑finance stakeholders.

Preferred and desirable experience

• Preferred: proven experience calculating and accounting for rebates, including associated accounting entries.
• Preferred: experience with Revenue Management systems.
• Desirable: experience performing Balance Sheet substantiation, particularly within Accounts Receivable.
• Desirable: a proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and implement sustainable process improvements.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance‑based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face‑to‑face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist. At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. You can find out more about what we do here.