Finance Assistant - Reigate, United Kingdom - Reigate Grammar School

Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Grammar School
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Reigate, United Kingdom

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The Finance team at Reigate Grammar School (RGS) requires a Finance Assistant. This post reports to the school's Senior Finance Assistant and Finance Manager.

The Finance team manages the finances of RGS and its junior schools Reigate St Mary's Preparatory and Choir School and Chinthurst School.


The successful applicant will enjoy working in an environment with children as all staff at RGS have a pastoral role in some sense.


You will be a good team member:
professional, personable, efficient and an excellent communicator. Confidentiality as well as an orderly approach to work and attention to detail are essential. Previous work experience in a finance department is desirable. Knowledge of the school's accounting package, Oasis, or another accounting package would be useful.


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Receivable

  • Fee bills. Invoicing of termly tuition fee bills including
accurately administering ad hoc one-off charges and

discounts such as sibling discounts or other remissions

  • School trips. Management of income and expenditure of
school trips, including international residential trips,

working with teaching staff on the approval of trips from a

finance perspective and liaising with teachers and parents

with regards to costings and billing.

  • Bank postings and credit control for the three schools
including sending personal and automated messages to

parents.

  • Dealing with parent queries in a prompt and professional
  • Administration of the school's monthly payment and
direct debit schemes.

  • Reconciliation entrance deposits and deposit refunds
relating to student leavers and joiners.

  • Administration of school coaches and associated billing.

General Finance work

  • Management of lunch accounts
  • Postings to the general ledger and journals
  • Sales ledger work
  • Assist with yearend and other schedules for the auditors
  • Assist with any other duties to ensure the smooth running
of the Finance Department as required

  • Filing and end of year archiving
  • Covering the workload of Finance department colleagues
when they are absent from school (e.g. on annual leave).


Skills

  • Computer literate and proficient user of MS Office
packages and able to learn new finance systems

  • Experience of working in a finance department
  • Able to communicate with a wide range of staff
  • Able to work to agreed deadlines

Salary range:
£25,000-£35,000 per year, dependant on skills and experience


Salary:
£25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Life insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 01/03/2024
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