CSF-850-24 - Billing Officer

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Invoicing and Accounts
Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £25,742 to £28,759 per annum pro rata
Grade:  Grade 5
Post Type:  Part Time
Hours per Week:  22
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date:  Monday 04 March 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours GMT on Monday 18 March 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  CSF-850-24

Do you have experience working in a financial administrative environment, with excellent numeracy skills? Are you confident in managing your own workload, adhering to strict deadlines? 

If the answer is yes, then the role of Billing Officer could be ideal.

In this role you will assist the Invoicing and Accounts Receivable Manager in ensuring that all students are invoiced correctly for tuition fees and all tuition fee income is reflected in the University accounting system.

You will also help support the University to receive payments for other goods and services, while verifying and posting receipts, resolving any discrepancies.

As a Billing Officer your duties will include:

• Ensuring complete and accurate billing of student tuition fees, divisional receipts and commercial debtors through Kent Vision and Unit4 Business World.
• Assist with the Student Loan Company funding reports and analysis of billing and payments relating to the Student Loan Company.
• Raising invoices for all non-student income and assist the wider billing team to ensure billing processes are robust.
• Provide support with the input and maintenance on to the WPM Online Store for short courses.
• Responding to internal and external enquiries regarding tuition fees.

The successful candidate will have/be:

• Educated to GCSE level, English and Maths in grade A-C, or equivalent
• Experience working within Finance with excellent numeracy skills
• Experience/skilled with Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc)
• High attention to detail and effective communication skills
• Ability to work proactively, managing own workload to meet tight deadlines

In return we can offer you:

An open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing, along with a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• An excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• On-campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery and food outlets, set among green, open space overlooking the Cathedral
• Study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
• On-site parking

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact the People Services Team on [email protected] quoting ref number CSF-850-24

Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

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