Interim Credit Controller

The Independent Schools Council; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The King’s School Canterbury is seeking an experienced Interim Credit Controller to join the Finance Department on a 6-12 month contract. The role involves owning the accounts receivable, driving timely payments and building constructive relationships with parents and fee payers.

You will manage overdue balances, implement payment arrangements, and produce KPI reports for senior finance stakeholders. Strong Excel skills and prior school/education sector exposure are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Proven credit control or accounts receivable experience.
• Strong Excel skills are essential.
• Experience in education sector desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the school's accounts receivable and credit control processes.
• Proactively manage outstanding fees and overdue balances.
• Handle sensitive conversations with parents, guardians and third-party fee payers professionally.
• Manage payment arrangements and maintain a clear audit trail.
• Reconciling accounts, investigating discrepancies and resolving queries.
• Produce aged debt and KPI reports for the Head of Finance and CFO.
• Support fee billing, month-end reporting and year-end audit activity.
• Identify potential bad debts and support effective recovery actions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Admissions and Bursary teams.

Skills

Credit control

Accounts receivable

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

SUMIF

Data reconciliation

Job description

37.5 hours per week, all year round

Interim contract (6-12 months)

The King’s School Canterbury is looking for an experienced, proactive Interim Credit Controller to join our Finance Department during an important period of change and increased operational demand.

This is a hands-on opportunity for a confident finance professional who knows how to manage a debtor ledger, drive timely payments and build constructive relationships with customers and stakeholders.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Taking ownership of the School’s accounts receivable and credit control processes.
• Proactively managing outstanding fees and overdue balances.
• Handling sensitive conversations with parents, guardians and third-party fee payers professionally and tactfully.
• Managing payment arrangements and maintaining a clear audit trail.
• Reconciling accounts, investigating discrepancies and resolving queries.
• Producing aged debt and KPI reports for the Head of Finance and CFO.
• Supporting fee billing, month-end reporting and year-end audit activity.
• Identifying potential bad debts and supporting effective recovery action.
• Working closely with Finance, Admissions and Bursary teams.

You’ll bring proven credit control or accounts receivable experience, attention to detail and the confidence to manage a high-volume workload.

Strong Excel skills are essential, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/ XLOOKUP, SUMIF and data analysis/reconciliation.

Experience of school fee billing, independent schools or the education sector is desirable.

This post will close once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.