Finance Officer – Income (Credit Control)

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College • Full-time • Bristol, City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom • max £24,588 / year • 2w ago

Finance Officer – Income (Credit Control)

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001224

Location: Filton Campus

FTE Salary: up to £24,588.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 17.9%.
Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays-25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Free Annual Eye test
All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union
Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

SGS College’s Finance department has an opportunity for an experienced Finance Officer (Income), to support with student debt management.

This varied role (one of four Finance Officers in the Income Team) is primarily responsible for ensuring that all student related income within the College is recovered. We are looking for someone with a good knowledge and experience of credit control, who has excellent team working skills and is also able to perform on their own initiative. A confident knowledge of IT (particularly Excel) is essential. You will be required to report student debt to the Income Team Leader; follow up on outstanding student debt with learners, parents/guardians and sponsoring organisations; operate within the defined debt management procedures; advise and influence colleagues from other departments within the College; and liaise with external customers.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

To operate the College debt control procedures to ensure all student debts are recovered at the earliest opportunity.
To negotiate with, and influence, debtors - ensuring timely payments are made to the College.
To ensure queries from debtors are followed up and resolved on a timely basis in accordance with Financial Procedures.
To set up instalment plans in accordance with approved procedures and liaise with Finance colleagues to ensure new instalment plans are tracked and monitored.
To provide an efficient and professional income service to students and staff.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

Experience of credit control and accounts receivable.
Experience of income management and procedures.
GCSE Maths and English grade C or above or equivalent.
Part qualified CCAB or AAT qualification.
Well organised, quickly adaptable with a keen eye for accuracy.

Please apply online by: Tuesday 22^nd April 2025

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

If you have any queries please contact hrservicedesk@sgscol.ac.uk

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.

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