As a Finance Officer, you will play a crucial role in managing day-to-day financial transactions, maintaining accurate accounting records, and supporting the college's broader compliance and management objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting fundamentals, a sharp eye for detail, and advanced proficiency in modern, cloud-based accounting ecosystems—specifically Xero.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Data Management: Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and ledger reconciliations within our cloud accounting systems.
- Xero System Administration: Serve as a core operator of the Xero platform, ensuring accurate data entry, managing bank feeds, reconciling accounts daily, and extracting financial reports.
- Student & Transaction Processing: Process student fee payments, invoices, tracking, and handle financial transactional workflows (including processing refunds and credit notes accurately).
- Reporting & Compliance Support: Assist the management team in preparing monthly financial reports, cash flow statements, and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure alignment with organisational benchmarks.
- Stakeholder Communication: Coordinate with administrative staff and management to verify financial records and resolve student or vendor account discrepancies promptly.
