Finance Assistant - Sales Ledger

Warwick College Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwick College Group, a leading UK further and higher education college, seeks a Finance Assistant - Sales Ledger to manage day-to-day sales ledger tasks. You will raise invoices, collect student fees, pursue debts and support financial reporting.

The successful candidate will work within the College's Finance Department, using Agresso, and contribute to efficient cash flow and KPI reporting in a busy educational environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at least Level 2 or equivalent.
• Experience in Credit Control within a busy Finance Department.
• Proficient in IT including email, internet and Excel.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels.
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect student fees and progress outstanding debts.
• Raise invoices for customers including employers, students, and commercial activities.
• Debt recovery: issuing statements and contacting debtors.
• Chase outstanding debts and handle queries.
• Process telephone and online payments.
• Monitor and record actions.
• Post cash to the sales ledger in Agresso Finance System.
• Produce reports, reconciliations and allocations of accounts.
• Liaise with departments to resolve queries.
• Carry out other finance duties as required.

Skills

Credit control

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Organisational skills

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Excel

Job description

As one of the largest further and higher education colleges in the UK, with unique colleges across two counties, we aim to deliver learning experiences which lead to the development of wider skill bases and improved destinations for all of our students. Our recent Ofsted inspection highlights our success and strong focus both on students and on meeting industry needs. We are also one of only five colleges in the UK to be granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council - meaning our higher education academic quality and standards are equal to any university. The Finance Assistant - Sales Ledger will be part of the team responsible for the day-to-day operation of the College's sales ledger system, including raising invoices and debt collection.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collecting student fees and ensuring outstanding debts are progressed efficiently.
• Raising of invoices for all customers e.g. employers, students, and commercial activities.
• Debt Recovery - issuing statements and making phone calls to debtors.
• Chasing outstanding debts, dealing with queries and problem solving.
• Processing telephone and online payments.
• Monitoring and Recording Actions
• Posting of cash received to the sales ledger within the Agresso Finance Systems.
• Production of reports, reconciliation and Allocations of Accounts.
• Liaising with other departments to solve queries.
• Carrying out any other Finance duties as required.

OFFERS OF WORK

For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to: DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).

• GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics, or Level 2 equivalent qualification.
• Experience in Credit Control and working in a busy Finance Department
• Working knowledge of information technology such as e-mail, the internet and other software applications including Excel.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills