Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Health Care is one of the UKs largest independent providers of mental health care. Cygnet is now looking to appoint a Senior Revenue Administrator to join our Billing team based in Kings Hill, Kent ME19 4AE. This is a hybrid role, with two days per week based in the office and three days working from home.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing and supporting two Billing Administrators, including conducting regular one-to-one meetings and weekly workload reviews.
- Maintain and update sales daybooks daily using ward census information.
- Responsible for managing a share of the billing process across a portfolio of sites, ensuring the accurate and timely invoicing Escalating billing and site-related issues through the appropriate escalation channels.
- Liaise with sites to obtain accurate billing information, ensuring compliance with company procedures and audit requirements.
- This role involves regular communication with stakeholders, primarily by telephone, so confidence in building effective relationships and gathering information through both phone calls and email correspondence is essential.
- Assisting in the credit note process, including reviewing, analysing and processing credit requests where required.
- Effectively delegating work across the team to ensure deadline s are met.
- Supporting the resolution of billing queries.
- Processing miscellaneous invoicing and advanced billing activities.
- Assisting with data and information requests from the Finance Department and Senior Management Team.
- Monitoring the Senior Billing inbox and responding to queries in a timely manner.
- Providing guidance and support to less experienced team members in their day-to-day responsibilities.
- Delivering training and onboarding support to new employees.
- Processing or assist in processing monthly and weekly reports as required.
- For example, these will included things like blocked beds, discounts and uplifts.
- Supporting the Deputy Billing Manager with ad hoc tasks and projects as required.
- During month-end billing periods, dedicating up to one week to analysing and validating invoice data to ensure all billing activity has been completed accurately.
- During this time, responsibility for individual daybooks may be reduced or suspended.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience in a billing, finance administration, or accounts receivable environment.
- Experience leading, mentoring, coaching, or managing team members.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyse and manipulate data.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience resolving customer or internal billing queries.
Desirable (Not Essential)
- Previous experience in a Senior Billing Administrator or similar supervisory role.
- Experience processing credit notes and managing complex bi lling activities.
- Knowledge of month end billing processes.
- Experience working with billing or finance systems.
- Experience training and onboarding new team members.
- Knowledge of the healthcare, care home, or service sector would be advantageous.
Why Cygnet?
- Salary between £31,000 and £32,000 per year
- Hybrid Working with two days working in the office and 3 days working from home
- 25 days annual leave plus an additional paid birthday and anniversary leave
- Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.