Accountant- Accounts Receivable

TOwn the school’s fee billing and collections cycle, from enrolment to the point each year’s fees are banked, refunded or formally written off. Tuition is the school’s main income, so invoice accuracy and collection speed decide whether salaries, suppliers and capital plans are funded on time. This is a parent-facing finance role: the work is technical and many of the conversations are sensitive.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Raise accurate tuition invoices each term in line with the approved fee schedule and the regulator’s fee framework [KHDA / ADEK / SPEA / local equivalent], plus registration, deposit, re-enrolment and ancillary charges (transport, uniforms, meals, trips, exams, activities).

•    Apply discounts, scholarships, staff-child and sibling concessions only against signed authorisation; invoice corporate sponsors who pay fees on behalf of families.

•    Reconcile the student roll to the billing ledger every month with Admissions and the Registrar, adjusting for joiners, leavers and mid-term changes.

•    Record and allocate all receipts (transfer, online gateway, card, cheque, cash) on the day received; manage post-dated cheques and follow up returned cheques immediately.

•    Reconcile bank accounts and gateway settlements to the receivables ledger and clear unallocated receipts weekly.

•    Run the collection