Fees Manager
Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 p/a + excellent benefits
Location: Harrogate (Office-based)
Our client, a prestigious independent school located in Harrogate, is seeking a Fees Manager to join their finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is a key role within the school, responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely management of all parent and pupil ledger transactions. You will implement the termly billing cycle, monitor payments and receipts, and follow up on aged debtors.
Responsibilities Include:
- To prepare the termly fee run producing accurate invoices for parents.
- With the Finance Director, maintain accurate records of scholarships, bursaries and other discretionary awards
- Liaison with academic and boarding staff to ensure that pupil ‘extras’ are accurately recorded and posted in time to meet the fee run each term
- To manage the full administration and be point of contact for NYCC in terms of headcount, census and Early Years Funding. This includes ensuring parent agreements are in place.
- To accurately record the payment of fees on the ledger
- To process direct debits and standing order payments and to post these onto the system.
- To answer parental queries about the bills in a professional and timely manner
- To ensure that all debts are chased and properly managed and parents are communicated with in a professional manner
- Meet with Parents as required to respond to financial queries and/or manage debt recovery plans.
- To produce final accounts for those pupils who have left
- To maintain a debtor listing and to meet regularly with the Finance Director to discuss it.
- Ensure the database is accurately maintained.
- To reconcile both the fees ledger and the nominal accounts related to fees in a timely manner
Candidate Requirements:
- Strong numeracy skills
- Excellent Communication skills
- Well organised
- Strong customer service skills
- Experience of working within a Finance department
- The ability to work accurately with a keen eye for detail
- IT literate
Apply for this excellent FTC Fees Manager position via the link provided or reach out to Unity Resourcing for more information.
Please note the offer will be subject to successfully passing a DBS check.