Fees Manager (one year maternity contract), Harrogate, £30,000
An independent School in Harrogate is recruiting for a Fees Manager to join their finance team for a one year maternity leave contract.
The position is due to start end of June/early July for full time hours, 35 hours/week . A comprehensive hand over will be provided.
You will be responsible for the management of the parent and pupil ledgers and all the associated accounting processes. As well as produce the termly fee invoices, manage external organisations fee funding processes and timescales ,monitor and record payments and manage debtors when required
MainDuties
- To prepare the termly fee run producing accurate invoices for parents
- With the Finance Director maintain accurate records of scholarships, bursaries and other discretionary awards.
- Liaison with academic and boarding staff to ensure that pupil 'extras ’are accurately recorded and posted in time to meet the fee run each term.
- To manage the full administration and be point of contact for NYCC in terms of headcount, census and Early Years Funding. This includes ensuring parent agreements are in place.
- To accurately record the payment of fees on the ledger.
- To process direct debits and standing order payments and to post these onto the system.
- To answer parental queries about the bills in a professional and timely manner.
- To ensure that al ldebts are chased and properly managed and parents are communicated with in a professional manner.
- To produce final accounts for those pupils who have left.
Requirements
- Excellent communications skills
- Experience of working in an finance environment
- IT literate
- Good eye for detail with a high degree of accuracy
- Able to commit to the full year of employment
- Offer is subject to passing a DBS check
Benefits
- Hours: 9-5pm Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch
- Free lunch during Term time
- Casual dress during school holidays
- Walking distance to the train station