Account Officer / Bursar at St Carols Fountain School

St Carols Fountain School is an educational institution committed to achieving overall excellence in the upbringing of children from the age of three to eighteen years. We have Creche, Pre-school, Elementary and High School classes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Officer / Bursar

Location: Owerri / Ulakwo, Imo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Responsibility 1 - Accounts Receivable Function (Primary Function):

• Daily/periodic Invoicing – process invoices for relevant departments in the school upon receipt of relevant fees/invoice request
• Receipt of member/parents payments – process cash, transfer payments, credit card transactions and direct deposits
• Daily banking – transfer, pos and cash
• Processing monthly journals – interest received etc
• Communicate with staff/members/parents regarding fees and payment of invoices

Responsibility 2 - Accounts Payable Function (Secondary to Accounts Receivable Function):

• Processing of outstanding fees invoices
• Raising of payments ensuring proper authorisations – via cash and electronic funds transfer
• Manage and reconcile office petty cash
• Communicate with parents regarding outstanding accounts and payment of outstanding tuition fees

Responsibility 3 - Administrative Functions:

• Photocopying/Printing and collating paperwork
• Filing paperwork
• Management of filing system

Secondary Responsibilities:
Responsibility 4 - Payroll Function:

• Assist the Financial Controller where required with the monthly processing of payroll transactions
• Minimum exposure

Responsibility 5 - Other tasks where required:

• Other tasks where instructed by the Financial Controller.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BSc. in Accounting
• 2 - 4 years of experience in a similar role.

Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrated ability to contribute in a professional and collaborative way to a team
• Knowledge of contemporary IT including word processing, email, spreadsheet, database and similar disciples, Peachtree and Sage software and PowerPoint
• Demonstrate high level of oral communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage the flow of people and business, liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders regarding sensitive and confidential matters, and maintain effective working relationships in a high volume environment
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality, tact, discretion, initiative and sound judgement
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to determine priorities, meet regular deadlines and take/follow up action
• Must be a highly reliable individual.

Confidentiality:

• Perform to earn Management’s full confidence
• Assure discreet handling of all business
• Keep business documents confidential.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2022.