Finance Officer - Bateen World Academy (Immediate Start)

Aldar Education; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar Education is seeking an outstanding Finance Officer for Bateen World Academy in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on managing fee collections, petty cash, budgets, and HQ reporting to support daily school operations.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, at least two years in a related role, and strong English communication. Preference for applicants with experience in education and Arabic language skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
• 2+ years experience in a similar role in the region
• Customer service experience required
• Education sector experience preferred
• Fluent English, written and spoken
• Strong interpersonal and office management skills
• Arabic language skills preferable

Responsibilities

• Respond to parents’ requirements and inquiries related to finance or admissions
• Manage collection of tuition fees and late payments
• Follow up on late payments and returned cheques
• Manage petty cash including reconciliation and replenishment
• Prepare bank collection reports and cheques scanning
• Coordinate with HQ for payment of trips, activities, and related lists
• Handle stationery and supplies orders and allocations
• Oversee book orders, reprographic analysis, and HoD spend updates
• Monitor department budgets; prepare monthly income/ expenditure statements
• Coordinate with Examinations officer on external exams and related fees
• Manage self-funded budgets and transport invoices
• Oversee charity contributions and reporting to designated destinations
• Comply with health and safety and school policies
• Attend required training and perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Fluent English communication

Interpersonal skills

Office management

Arabic language (preferable)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding Finance Officer for Bateen World Academy in Abu Dhabi to commence immediately.

Located in the center of the city of Abu Dhabi, Bateen World Academy is a hugely popular school based in a vibrant community. The school is a high-achieving British and IB World School, recognised for excellence and consistently exceeding IB Diploma global averages while achieving outstanding I/GCSE results. As an established and outstanding institution, the school offers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) from FS1 to Year 6, and the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) in Years 12 and 13. This provides the community with a seamless, all-through school experience from FS1 to Year 13, combining the best of PYP, UK, and IB pathways.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

• Respond to parents’ requirements and inquiries as they relate to finance or admissions.
• Manage the collection of tuition fees late payments
• Follow up late payments and returned cheques.
• Manage petty cash including reconciliation and replenishment.
• Prepare bank collection report and undertake cheques scanning
• Manage the trips and activities collections, students lists, and all related information and send them to HQ for payment.
• Manage stationery requests from staff, order stationery, follow up orders and manage stationery supplies.
• Manage exercise book/textbook and library book orders.
• Manage recommendation reports and liaise with HQ for raising LPO.
• Manage student planner/year book orders.
• Manage the reprographic analysis and update each HoD of his/her spending.
• Monitor department budgets; prepare monthly income and expenditure statements/ updates for HoDs, budget holders and principal (including petty cash and reprographic analysis).
• Work with Examinations officer re:all external exams and manage the collection of examination fees.
• Manage self-fund budgets
• Manage transport invoices: collect all information then prepare quick receipts for self-fund trips and liaise with HQ for payment.
• Manage the charities from different activities and send them to Red Crescent or specified destination.
• Complying with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies
• Attending any necessary training associated with the duties of the post
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the post

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role in the region
• Customer service experience is required
• Experience in the Education sector is preferred

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent English communication skills, written and oral
• Strong interpersonal skills to be able to work well in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent office management skills and computer literacy
• Fluency in Arabic is preferable

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.