Fee Billing and Sales Ledger Officer

The Opportunity

Opportunity to use your fee billing and cash collection experience and finance/accounting skills to play a key role in the Finance Team of one of the leading schools in the centre of London.

As the Fee Billing and Sales Ledger Officer, you will be responsible for Westminster School’s accounts receivable function.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing termly fees bills for parents 
• Preparing various invoices
• Processing payments and setting up direct debits
• Identifying and resolving overdue accounts
• Preparing documentation for the annual audit
• Keeping information up to date on the school’s finance systems

A key part of the role involves liaising with parents via letter, email, and telephone in a helpful, supportive and proactive manner to arrange payments and follow up on overdue invoices. Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with potentially difficult situations/conversations with sensitivity and discretion is therefore essential.

Another key aspect of the role requires working closely with other departments in the school regarding fees and finance/accounts related matters, therefore the ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders across the school is equally important.

In addition to your finance and accounting experience, you will also be proficient with a variety of Microsoft Office packages, especially Excel.

Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment are also key requirements for this role.

In return, we can offer the following benefits:

• Free school meals when on-site
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days paid holiday, as well as discretionary Christmas shutdown
• Free access to the school’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
• Private medical insurance (opt in)

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Westminster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.