We are currently working in partnership with an Academy, who are looking for a Funding & Finance Officer to join to the team!
This will be a full-time, permanent position based in Guildford, Surrey, with hybrid working (1-2 days home working) and a salary of £32,000 per annum
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of customer service, sales ledger and credit control experience dealing with students, parents and sponsors.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
Dealing with applications for scholarships, bursaries, hardship awards, audition fee waivers etc including requesting more information when required, assessing them, providing the outcome and preparing the necessary paperwork for acceptances
Holding meetings with students accepted onto courses to determine if any funding will be required
Keeping abreast of the changing student funding landscape
Raising invoices for student fees and any other income
Recording all customer receipts and customer refund payments as per the bank statements on the accounting system- Sage and the allocation of those receipts to the relevant invoice(s)
Recording all nominal receipts as per the bank statements on Sage, ensuring accurate coding and VAT treatment
Recording cash and card receipts on the relevant spreadsheets
Reconciling bulk receipts received via Worldpay or similar payment scheme to the MIS system as required
Creating and monitoring spreadsheets for different income streams and reporting...