Your newpany
Hays are proud to be working exclusively with a leading service provider linked to the education industry. This organisation partners with higher education institutes to provide a crucial service in managing student finances. A global business, with a local presence that provides a positive and collaborative atmosphere to work in.
Your new role
This role will report to a Centre Director and work in close conjunction with the on-site finance function. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day financial operations linked to the centre. More specifically, you will be responsible for:
1. Approving student finance registrations
2. Ensuring student finance applications have the correct documentation and statements, financial guarantee information and have no outstanding debts.
3. Liaising directly with students and supporting on various queries - advising on the best course of action
4. Chasing students and sponsors for outstanding balances
5. Reporting on any 'bad debt' risks
6. Maintaining the sales ledger
7. Aged debt reporting
8. Validating refund requests as needed
9. Managing cash and treasury functions, including processing various payments, maintaining the cash book and petty cash.
10. Monitoring the suspense account and working with central finance on any exceptions
11. Processing purchase ledger invoices
12. Supporting the audit process
13. Cash flow analysis
This is a part-time role, working circa 21 hours per week. The exact working pattern could be flexible over 3-5 days, but it will be based in the office.
What you'll need to succeed
You will have a strong understanding of transactional finance processes and have good knowledge of general bookkeeping. You must be an excellentmunicator, engaging with students, sponsors and internal stakeholders on a daily basis. You must have empathy and patience but always with an end goal in mind. You must have strong Excel skills, including the use of Pivot tables and VLookUp functions. Ideally, you will be AAT qualified or studying towards the equivalent. You must be able to work proactively and independently, though support will be available.
What you'll get in return
You will receive apetitive salary as well as a range of excellent benefits including 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), above average pension contributions, death in service and medicash plan, reduced parking costs.