Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant

Job Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sales Ledger Officer for an an educational establishment. You will be part of the Finance Team with finance-related duties for schools within the Group. This role will report to the Group Finance Manager.Youwill have worked as part of a Finance team, be a self-starter, and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will be proactive and have proven experience in sales ledger duties, including raising invoices, direct debit mandates, credit controland recovering debt. The successful candidate should be able to undertake all areas of the sales/fee ledger cycle including invoice entry, bank reconciliations, sales invoice generation and importantly be prepared to speak to Parents for collection of fees.Experience in the education sector will help the successful candidate with the structure and sales ledger aspects of the Schools.Key Responsibilities include:• Working with the admission teams in the Schools, raising tuition fees, and invoicing parents by specified dates.• To prepare direct debit collections every month.• To monitor the collection of fees and disbursements, checking to bank statements, andin the recovery and collection of monies• To ensure Finance deadlines are met such as billing and debt collection.• Manage the billing of school trips and ensure that they are costed correctly. To oversee the reconciliation oftrip income and costs.• Ensure the team communicate with current and future parents re fee payments, responding to queries asappropriate.• Accountability for the billing ledger ensuring that it is maintained in good order, ensuring that all transactionsare appropriately recorded. Ensuring that fees are sent in a timely and appropriate manner and Direct Debitsare processed monthly.• To ensure the completion of month end procedures related to the sales ledger.• Ensure that processes to manage the end of the school year activity are in place and adhered to joiners andleavers are processed and their deposits refunded.• Work with the team to ensure all finance processes and systems are appropriate for the teams needs• Assist the Group Finance Manager with the annual accounts and supporting schedules for audit and liaisingwith auditors as required.Person Specification:• Experience of working in a finance or accountancy environment• Experience of Nominal Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank Reconciliations and Payment Portals• Experience of using a Finance system like SAGE 200, advanced PC skills, especially Excel• Experience of building strong effective relationships with various stakeholders.• Excellent communication (written and oral), presentation and inter-personal skills.• Ability to work in an environment, with competing priorities and minimal supervision.• Flexible in their approach and is willing to get “hands-on” to ensure jobs get done for the good of the schools.• Ability to ensure high quality customer care to key stakeholders.• Complete discretion and integrity in all matters.Desirable• Experience of working in a school or educational environment• Experience of Sage 200, iSAMS (or similar school management information system),This role is full time. office based Mon - Fri 8.30am -5pm. ( No parking on site but close to public transport)