Billing & Receivables Coordinator (South Africa) - Johannesburg, South Africa - Nova Pioneer

Nova Pioneer

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

_2023 Hiring Season is in full swing We are currently in search of rockstar teammates who will meaningfully empower Future Innovators and Leaders to start in the year 2023 #AlwaysGrowing_
We are looking for a superstar

Billing & Receivables Coordinator to start in January 2023, you will be responsible for executing effective and efficient financial operations and accounting functions relating to revenue and billing. The Billing & Receivables Associate reports to the Global Billing & Receivables Associate Manager.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

ABOUT NOVA PIONEER

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

Key responsibilities for the role include:
Billing and receipts

Generate accurate annual, termly monthly tuition and other fees invoices for all revenue streams
Issuing of credit notes
Ensure generation of customer receipts and provision of receipts to customers on a daily basis
Escalation and resolution of any missing receipts with relevant colleagues
Resolving of receipts with missing billing with relevant colleagues

Reconciliations and general ledger management

Perform daily reconciliation and allocation of all receipts from the previous day across all campuses
Perform reconciliations of individual student accounts
Perform bank reconciliations
Perform general ledger entries related to billing, receipts, bad debts and bad debt provisions

Bookkeeping

Crossskilling with Accounting team members to assist with broader finance functions including reconciliations and general ledger activities
Contribute to the monthend and yearend reporting and audit processes

Reporting

Producing monthly debtors age analysis, bad debts, bad debt provision and associated reports analysing the billing of Nova Pioneer versus collections
Produce reports at a detailed level explaining variances between budgeted and actual revenue, collections and bad debts
Track and update required databases and dashboards

Budgeting

Assist in preparing annual and revised revenue budgets

Business control environment

Recommend & implement internal controls across areas of responsibility to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of responsibilities

General

Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Nova Pioneer by suggesting and implementing measures that increase productivity, reduce costs and raise customer service levels
Maintain effective and productive working relationship with the collections department and contribute to activities to improve interaction and collaboration with the collections department
Achieve and maintain proficiency with the system and tools required to perform duties
Other duties as assigned by the billing team leader which may include (but not limited to) assisting with collections and parent gating during peak times.

ABOUT YOU:

Skills and Qualifications required:

Bachelor's degree in finance or commerce is preferable
At least 2 years experience in finance, audit, or similar role
Highly motivated selfstarter with a bias for action and teamwork, comfortable working in a startup environment
Outstanding organization, project management, problemsolving, and communication skills
You have a passion for education and Nova Pioneer's vision of transforming schooling across the African continent

HOW TO APPLY

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WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER

Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students.

"Novaneers" work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary.

We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best.

Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life.

We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions).

We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better.

There is no problem too big for us We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together.

We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principles here.

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