Deputy Manager, Student Finance (Contract)

Job Req ID: 1022

Employee Category: Admin

Department: Finance & Corporate Services

Key Responsibilities

To ensure smooth day to day operation of Student Finance and Accounts Receivable
To manage the tuition fees billing to students and other billing to customers, sponsors
To prepare the monthly/yearly closing of accounts and submission of management/financial/aging reports and reconciliation schedules
To prepare and ensure grants claims, statistics, and other ad hoc reports as required by funding agencies are submitted on a timely basis
To assist in the budgeting process including preparation of financial, management reports and receivables/cash flow analysis
To support the finance administration of student financial assistance schemes such as tuition fee loans, study loans and student overseas travel programmes and scholarship or bursary allowances
To assist in the User Acceptance Testing of system implementation/enhancements
To support new initiatives to improve the finance operations and documentation of the standard operating procedures and processes
Liaise with auditors and funding agencies on grant certification audits, internal audit and statutory audit matters
Other ad hoc duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy or equivalent, with at least 8 years of relevant experience in finance operations including handling accounts receivable
Experience in the Education industry, handling student billing matters, will be an added advantage
Knowledge of SAP S4 Hana and PeopleSoft Student Administration System and will be an added advantage
Independent and resourceful worker as well as an excellent team player with good interpersonal and customer service skills
Effective communication skills
Able to cope with dynamic situations, multi-task, and work in a challenging environment
Hands-on with an eye for details and good knowledge of Microsoft Office