Accounts Receivable Assistant / Credit Controller in Caterham

Role: Accounts Receivable Assistant / Credit Controller
Location: Caterham
Salary: £34-37k
The Finance Assistant - Accounts Receivable works closely with and is directly responsible to the Head of Finance for the complete accounts receivable function for the business and its subsidiary entities, including invoicing, maintenance of debtor accounts and credit control.
Specific Responsibilities;
* Raising invoices for all areas of the business and its subsidiaries.
* Termly fees for all pupils via the fee billing module on the student records system (iSAMS), being aware of contractual relationships to ensure the correct party(ies) are invoiced.
* Ensuring all discounts, scholarships and bursaries are correctly applied.
* Ensuring any fees paid in advance are correctly shown on the invoice.
* Invoices for extras such as flexi-boarding, ad hoc boarding, transport charges, and recharges.
* Communicating with academic/pastoral staff to ensure correct recharge amounts are included.
* Ensuring VAT is correctly applied to each aspect of the invoice and correctly handled in the finance system.
* Creating one off invoices, e.g. deposits, composite fees and post results services charges directly from the finance system.
* Raising invoices for commercial activities based on the agreed contract, including events, residential stays, weddings and other activities.
* Posting invoices to the finance system as soon as they are issued.
Debt collection and credit control;
* Carry out continuous credit control procedures, ensuring outstanding debt is chased in a timely manner by all possible means (phone calls, emails, statements).
* Maintaining the debtors' ledger, ensuring accounts are up-to-date and any communication with the debtor is recorded in notes or attached as a document.
* Importing