Starehe Girls’ Centre and School School Bursar Jobs in Kenya
Job Purpose
The overall responsibility and day-to-day management and supervision of the financial and accounting aspect of the school. The Bursar manages and oversees operations of student and staff accounts. Also provides leadership and direction for tuition and fee structure, sponsorship, billing and receivables, petty cash, and payments. The bursar also ensures that accounting policies, controls and guidelines comply with procedures of the Centre and are adequate and effective.
Key duties and responsibilities
The roles & responsibilities of the subject position are as under:
Reconcile credit card transactions daily with Bursars Office, maintain credit card terminal operations, policies and procedures.
Primary interface with the Bursar’s Office for all policies, procedures, past due accounts and collections actions.
Ensure proper records on fees and other payments like farm sales are always kept and requisite receipts etc. are issued correctly.
Ensuring a proper paper trail for each transaction is kept.
Developing management mechanism of school’s resources and statutory compliance
Planning and evaluating cost reduction measures.
Managing, evaluating, accounting systems for the school
Working with auditors in ensuring accountability
Preparation and monitoring of the Centre’s budget
Developing working relations with professionals e.g. bankers, auditors,
Prepare requisitions for different requirements of the school
Safeguarding the school assets by providing proper coding and records
Supervising of all support staff members under him/her
Preparing regular financial reports as instructed from time to time.
An effective control system that provides appropriate solutions to internal problems.
Ensures that data comply with general accepted accounting principles and are fair and complete.
Tests, implements, and documents procedures related to the Bursar’s Office activities.
Handle all student accounting and billing.
Manage all payments (cash/credit cards, Mpesa) collected for student accounts and prepare deposits during enrollment periods and throughout the school year for students.
Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all activities associated with student receivables, including billing, collections, account reconciliation and the preparation of up-to-date accounts.
Publish charges and statements to self-service accounts.
Responsible for assessing late fees on overdue accounts in accordance with school policy.
Assisting students and families with payment methods and ensuring balances are cleared before key deadlines.
.Responding to student, parent, and other inquiries.
Serve on the Management team of the SGC.
Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the HR and Administration Manager
Qualification
Bachelors in accounting and finance from a CUE recognized institution.
A Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA(K)).
A full member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Knowledge, experience, and qualifications
At least 5years of experience in the accounting area a large organization
preferably in the education Sector.
A proven track record of character consistent with the ethos of Starehe.
Must be IT savvy with experience in modern computer packages to support
decision making and operation of all functions.
Must be conversant with Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS)
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Starehe Girls’ Centre and School School Bursar Jobs in Kenya
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