Summary
Aldar Education is seeking an Accountant for Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School in Abu Dhabi. The role covers tuition and other invoicing, payment collection, receipts, petty cash, bank reconciliation support, revenue recognition, and accurate accounts receivable records. The Accountant will also support school budgeting, monthly financial close, reporting, and the Principal and HQ finance team. Applicants need an accounting degree and at least 5 years of finance experience, or a professional qualification with at least 2 years in a similar role.
The posting
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ABO follows the US Curriculum and is a large and thriving Charter School, with over 1500 students from KG2 to Grade 5. The ABO aim is to be a collaborative, student centred school, to constantly develop staff, to develop stakeholder voice and to keep evolving in our practice, so demonstrating a change agent attitude.
The successful candidate will be closely aligned with our core values: Respect, Collaboration, Passion, Integrity and Excellence and our ethos, ‘Aspire, Believe, Achieve’.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
Responsibilities
Main Duties:
- Strategic Responsibilities
- Ensure Accounts Receivable GL Accounts are accurate and collection within due date
- Support Principal to build/modify school budget, support HQ finance to close the period accurately and timely manner and review monthly MIS with Principal
- Ensure to achieve KPIs set to achieve finance excellence Functional Responsibilities
- Ensure invoicing for all types of billing such as tuition fees, exam fees, trips, and other invoicing are completed accurately within the timeline
- Call parents on daily basis to follow up for payment collection
- Issue receipts on daily basis to ensure bank reconciliation accurate
- Provide bank statements with receipt numbers to Treasury Accountant to perform receipt clearing
- Manage petty cash and ensure all petty cash payments are made as per company policies and DOA
- Ensure revenue recognition and Accounts Receivable GL Accounts are accurate before closing the month
- Co-ordinate with HQ finance for the school annual budget and strategic plan preparations
- Support HQ finance staff for monthly closing activities accurately and timely manner
- Ensure to meet the timeline for daily, weekly, monthly reporting requirements and adhoc reports
- Ensure school team is adhere with the policies and procedures and support them wherever required
- Support Principal wherever possible to ensure smooth finance operation
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in Accounting
Minimum Experience
- 5+ Years’ experience in finance function or Professional qualification with 2+ Years’ Experience in similar role
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills
- Advanced Accounting Principals
- Advanced Communication and Presentation skills
- Advanced Administration skills
- Average Accounting Software