EMPREGO

School Bursar

ADvTECH Schools Division-Centurion, South Africa

Duties required:

  • Responsible for overall finances at the school level.
  • Provide support to the school executive head and staff within the financial space
  • Maintain financial controls
  • Billing - perform and review billing of school fees and other school related income
  • CAPEX - maintain capex spend and oversee procuring capex activities
  • Procurement - oversee the procurement at the school
  • Accounts payable - address queries raised by group shared services
  • Debtors - have oversight of the book and work with group shared service to maintain a healthy debtors book.
  • Cashbook - ensure cash received is allocated correcting
  • Payroll - review monthly payroll
  • Reviews budget, monitors expenditure against actual POs daily, weekly and monthly and advises staff and Principal/s accordingly
  • Prepares annual budget/s, ensure inclusion and planning for special campus events, tours and recoveries
  • Prepares variance analysis for Principal and brand finance monthly
  • Meets with walk -in parents to resolve billing and account queries
  • Receives arrears/ outstanding debts and advises GSS accordingly
  • Reconciles student billing, Manages and monitors repayment plans
  • Monitors and controls purchases on Procurement card and reconciles these
  • Monitors and reports on monthly charges eg. rent, water, rates, electricity, photo copies etc
  • General monthly activities

Competencies/Skills/Requirements:

  • Good oral and written communication skills with all stakeholders
  • Analytical minded, good problem solving skills and logical
  • Excellent excel skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines/deadline driven
  • Good stress management

Qualifications and Experience

  • A Finance Management or Accounting Degree
  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Accounting / Bookkeeping/ Management in similar position
  • Sound Accounting knowledge is essential

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Education:

  • Diploma (preferred)

Experience:

  • Accounting / Bookkeeping: 3 years (required)