Cedar
Finance Administrator
Permanent, £38,650 per annum + Bonus.
Remote Working
Cedar Recruitment are pleased to be working with a leading organisation who help to support education institutions worldwide, with the Recruitment of a Finance Administrator .
The organisation are looking for a proactive, detail oriented individual to provide comprehensive financial and accounts administration.
The core hours for the role are Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm and will require on office attendance in London whilst going through training with the view to work remote thereafter.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate financial record for schools, trust, and college accounts.
- Process purchase orders, invoices, cheques, BACS payments, and card payments.
- Ensure the accounts are correctly updated upon renewal or non-renewal.
- Liaise with school finance departments and other external stakeholders regarding purchase orders, invoices, and outstanding payments.
- Monitor the finance email inbox, responding to queries and escalating issues to management where appropriate.
- Work flexibly with the enquiries team to provide administrative support for finance-related queries.
- Investigate payment and account discrepancies and escalating complex cases when necessary.
- Provide annual Statements of Account to schools, trusts, and colleges upon request.
- Complete supplier registration forms for schools, councils, trusts, and colleges.
- Adhere to GDPR and Data Protection regulations, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Essential Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working within education or a membership organisation
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Have experience of working remotely
- Be highly detail oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Be both professional and approachable
- Resilience to work under pressure
- Experience using accounting software i.e. Sage
Should you be interested in the role and meet the minimum requirements, then please apply and one of the team will be in touch to discuss with you further.
Alternatively, please refer someone for a referral voucher if they are successfully placed.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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