Campus Bursar / Accountant

Qualification required: BCom/ BCompt or a 3-year Financial Diploma. SAIPA or SAICA articles complete would be advantageous Skills and experience required: Expert bookkeeping / accounting knowledge is required. Ability to multitask and keep up with a fast paced environment Strong administrative and reporting skills Strong excel skills Ability to work under tight deadlines/deadline driven; Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role Must be fully computer literate Pastel 9 would be advantageous Excellent communication with parents and pupils Ability to deal empathetically with people at all levels Job description: Report the Senior Financial Administrator and School Principal. Participate in campus management meetings and brand campus meetings. Drive and manage the annual opex and capex budget process at the school. Monitor school expenses against budgets. Customer and third-party billing accuracy. Overseeing procurement and accounts payable. Ensuring that discounts and bursaries are accurate and that processes are adhered to. Overseeing debt management and collections. Timely financial reporting. Accurate and complete income and expenses. Accurate and timely submission of CAPEX applications. Monitoring school event budgets. Preparing monthly reconciliations. Review and submit accurate billing information to Group Shared Services. Procurement and accounts payable. Bursaries and discounts. Debt management and collections. Financial reporting and month-end closing. CAPEX requisitions. Collections from parents for school events, grade camps and sports tours. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not heard from us within 1 week. We will keep your details on file for future positions.