Billing & Receivables Coordinator (Kenya And South Africa)

2025 Hiring Season is in full swing! We are currently in search of rockstar teammates who will meaningfully empower Future Innovators and Leaders to start in the year 2025! We are looking for a superstar Billing & Receivables Coordinator to start in January 2025. You will be responsible for executing effective and efficient financial operations and accounting functions relating to revenue and billing. The Billing & Receivables Coordinator reports to the Global Billing & Receivables Associate Manager.
ABOUT NOVA PIONEER Imagine a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content. Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask "why" instead of telling them the "what". It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation and collaboration. Nova Pioneer currently has 15 schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE: As Billing & Receivables Coordinator, you are responsible for executing effective and efficient financial operations and accounting functions relating to revenue and billing. The Billing & Receivables Coordinator reports to the Global Billing & Receivables Associate Manager.
Key responsibilities for the role include: Billing and receiptsGenerate accurate annual, termly, and monthly tuition and other fees invoices for all revenue streams.Issuing of credit notes.Ensure generation of customer receipts and provision of receipts to customers on a daily basis.Escalation and resolution of any missing receipts with relevant colleagues.Resolving of receipts with missing billing with relevant colleagues.Reconciliations and general ledger managementPerform daily reconciliation and allocation of all receipts from the previous day across all campuses.Perform reconciliations of individual student accounts.Perform bank reconciliations.Perform general ledger entries related to billing, receipts, bad debts, and bad debt provisions.BookkeepingCross-skilling with associate accounting team members to assist with broader finance functions including reconciliations and general ledger activities.Contribute to the month-end and year-end reporting and audit processes.ReportingProducing monthly debtors age analysis, bad debts, bad debt provision and associated reports analysing the billing of Nova Pioneer versus collections.Produce reports at a detailed level explaining variances between budgeted and actual revenue, collections, and bad debts.Track and update required databases and dashboards.BudgetingAssist in preparing annual and revised revenue budgets.Business control environmentRecommend & implement internal controls across areas of responsibility to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of responsibilities.GeneralContribute to the ongoing improvement of Nova Pioneer by suggesting and implementing measures that increase productivity, reduce costs, and raise customer service levels.Maintain effective and productive working relationship with the collections department and contribute to activities to improve interaction and collaboration with the collections department.Achieve and maintain proficiency with system and tools required to perform duties.Other duties as assigned by the billing team leader which may include (but not limited to) assisting with collections and parent gating during peak times.ABOUT YOU: Skills and Qualifications required: Bachelor's degree in finance or commerce preferable.At least 2 years experience in a finance, audit or similar role preferable.Highly motivated self-starter with bias for action and teamwork, comfortable working in a startup environment.Outstanding organization, project-management, problem-solving, and communication skills.You have a passion for education and Nova Pioneer's vision of transforming schooling across the African continent.Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If so, then apply now!
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Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the right candidate is identified. Only qualified candidates will be invited for interviews.
WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students. "Novaneers" work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary. We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life. We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.
Please Note: Nova Pioneer may appoint and/or expire the posting of this advertisement at their own discretion.If you have not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date of this advertisement please consider your application as unsuccessful.Nova Pioneer, in line with the POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) will attempt to ensure the confidentiality of all applicants for this role. All reasonable measurements will be in place to protect personal information but it will be used for recruitment and employment purposes. By submitting your application with Nova Pioneer, you are recognising and accepting this disclaimer. Nova Pioneer will never request an application fee from candidates. If you are contacted with a request to pay a fee from someone claiming to be a Nova Pioneer Talent or Recruitment representative, please do not pay them and report it to us immediately.

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