- Petaling Jaya, Selangor
- Financial Accounting & Reporting (Accounting)
- Full time
- RM 3,500 – RM 3,800 per month
Finance Officer
Job Description
Location : The British International School of Kuala Lumpur
Job Purpose : The Finance Officer will be responsible to coordinate the school’s finance department responsibilities such as accounts receivable, bank reconciliation (AR), etc.
Reporting To : Head of Finance
Accounts Receivable
~ Contribute to the operation and integrity of the departmental accounts receivable system and ensure account receivable functions are delivered effectively and efficiently.
- Prepare billings/invoice of fees on timely basis.
- Assist to verify/reconcile the number of students billed against the admission report to ensure accuracy of billings.
- Ensure official receipts are processed within the agreed SOP
- To follow up with parents on collection. This includes phone calls and emails to parents and monitoring payment clearance
- Act as the parents liaison for all queries relating to fees. This includes face to face interaction, phone calls and answering emails.
- Ensure all receipts are monitored and reflected in the financial system on timely basis
- Assist to prepare daily collection reports and updated on debt outstanding
- Perform daily bank reconciliation
- Process any refunds to parents. This includes processing of credit notes, ensuring approvals are obtained and filing of documents
- Conduct regular reviews of policies and procedures to identify issue or provide improvement to current procedures and systems and continually review and update the process of accounts receivable to ensure that it meets Auditor requirement and is achieved with maximum efficiency.
- Assist with other projects/tasks as needed/assigned
~ Bank Reconciliation
- Assist to perform daily/monthly Bank reconciliation
- Matching bank transactions in accounting system.
- Inspecting on payments that has gone out but not taken up in accounting system.
- Ensuring receipts are cleared and followed up on.
- Reply to queries from bank with regards to payments from parents
~ Month/Year end close
- Ensure timely updates of credit notes and billings.
- Ensure appropriate record keeping takes place.
- Ensure effective communication within the finance team on deadlines etc
- Regular review of policies and procedures.
- Assist to liaise with auditors
~ Take a proactive approach to personal development planning using company toolkits and procedures as appropriate.
- Take ownership for personal development and works with supervisor to develop and implement a focused and straightforward Personal Development Plan.
- Take ownership for requesting feedback from others in a timely fashion.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned or other duties as deemed necessary by Supervisor
~ Qualifications
- Minimum Professional Certificate, Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent
~ Experience/Knowledge/Skills
- Minimum 1 year working experience in customer relations or credit control or in hotel industry (front office).
- IT literate and able to use MS Office 365 applications proficiently
- Knowledge in ERP system will be an added advantage
- Excellent proficiency in communicating in the English and Mandarin language
- Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks
Employer questions
Your application will include the following questions:
- Which of the following languages are you fluent in?
- Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
- How many years’ experience do you have as a financial officer?
- Do you have previous invoicing experience?
- Which of the following accounting tasks are you familiar with?
APPLY AT :- JOBSTREET MALAYSIA – THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL