English College
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date Added: Oct 22, 2024
Description
TITLE : SENIOR ACCOUNTANT |
Job Title: | Department: | Administration | |
Reports to: | Finance Manager | Direct Reports: | No |
Job Scope |
The Senior Accountant’s role is to assist the Finance Manager with a range of administrative and financial tasks. These may involve assisting with billing invoices, preparing budgets, managing cash flow, and requesting information from colleagues regarding purchase orders.
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EC/ISP Principles |
Begin with children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the wellbeing of self and others.
Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
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Main Duties & Responsibilities | |
| This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. ● Assist the FAM in overseeing the financial operations of the school. ● Prepare reports on the school’s financial performance. ● Develop and implement systems and controls to ensure accurate financial data processing. ● Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and forecasting process. ● Manage the day-to-day processing of the accounts payable, accounts receivable and treasury functions. ● Compile audit requirements for the annual, Transfer Pricing or GTA audits and attend to audit queries. ● Approve purchase requests within the budgeted allocations. ● Oversee the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations for completeness. ● Prepare the payroll in Pay lite monthly. ● Review all supplier reconciliation monthly prior to payments. ● Manage all Capex spend across the school and ensure accurate recording thereof. ● Assisting with parent queries daily. ● Act as a backup for the Accountant as and when required. ● Managing debt collection and contacting debtors for overdue debt. Other duties and responsibilities Any other duties that the Principal may from time to time ask the post-holder to perform |
Key Relationships | |
Internal: | School Leadership Teams and School Administrative Staff |
External: | Parents, external bodies & third party providers |
Safeguarding Statement |
The English College and ISP are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.
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