Finance Officer (Part-Time)

About the Role

The post holder will provide a customer-focused, responsive, and quality administrative service whilst ensuring efficient, accurate and timely processing of accounts receivable transactions. The post holder will work in the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group finance team, providing a shared service across the group. The post holder will, at all times, comply with [Employer hidden] Group financial regulations and procedures and maintain a proactive and diligent approach to fraud awareness.

What You Will Do

• Create new customer accounts, including for trade customers and students.
• Raise invoices to customers and processing income received.
• Process direct debits to ensure completeness of income, dealing with exception reports and all queries as required.
• Monitor receipts of student loans, providing analysis of that income.
• Review receipts in bank statements to ensure all income is recognised as appropriate in the accounts receivable ledger.
• Receive payments from customers, ensuring all necessary procedures are adhered to.
• Monitor outstanding debt and carry out active credit control by telephone, email and issuing letters to debtors.
• Liaise with the debt management company regarding overdue accounts.

About You

• Previous experience of working with Agresso Business World or similar Finance data systems.
• Used to working with sensitive data and the guidelines that support it.
• Analytical with the ability to present and analyse data.
• Work accurately, with attention to detail.
• A strong communicator – both written and verbal.
• Used to organising your own time and also working to set deadlines.
• Flexible with the ability to juggle tasks to meet changing priorities.
• Familiar with Financial Operations desirable.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
• Academic 37 days
• Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities- this will vary depending on role requirements