Billing and Collections Administrator

MyNewTerm; Oundle; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

MyNewTerm seeks a Billing and Collections Administrator to manage the School’s fee billing process, including termly invoices, parent queries, reporting and debt management, in a part-time 20-hour week role in Oundle.

The role requires strong Word/Excel skills and confident communication with parents via email and telephone, acting as the central expert for invoicing and payment handling within the Bursary.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Word and Excel.
• Confident to communicate with parents via email and telephone.

Responsibilities

• Manage the School’s fee invoicing, including termly invoices.
• Handle parent queries and reporting, supporting debt management.
• Act as the central point of expertise for the Bursary on fee invoicing and payment handling.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times.

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a Billing and Collections Administrator to provide an accurate and efficient management of the School’s fee billing process, including termly invoice production, parent queries, reporting and debt management.

To be successful in the role, we are requiring a candidate that has strong experience with word/excel and they are confident to communicate to parents via email and telephone.

The role will act as the central point of expertise on behalf of the Bursary, in respect of all School fee invoicing, extras and payment handling, whilst providing excellent customer service at all times.

• Working weeks: Working a 52 week contract, this role is work part time 20 hours per week, on a job share basis.
• Hours of work: Monday - Friday 1pm - 5pm or 1:30pm - 5:30pm (the specific hours can be discussed further at the interview stage).
• Salary: £15,683 actual (£31,366 FTE).

The School

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Living in Oundle

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all.

We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010.

Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department.

Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.