Location: Canterbury
Salary: £24,285 to £27,131 per annum pro rata
Grade: Grade 5
Post Type: Part Time
Hours per Week: 17.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Friday 19 August 2022
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 04 September 2022 (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date: Wednesday 14 September 2022
Reference: CSF-567-22

Do you have previous experience of working in a financial environment? Are you able to work flexibly under pressure, with minimal supervision, ensuring that you prioritise your work in order to meet deadlines?

If your answers are ‘yes’, an opportunity to join our busy Income Office in Finance on an ongoing part time (17.5 hours per week) basis has arisen.

In the role of Student Accounts Controller you will deal with the collection of the tuition fees due from students and sponsors to aid the cash flows of the University and to reduce the risk of bad debt.

What will you be doing, day to day?

Contacting students and sponsors to arrange payment of outstanding balances
Controlling the allocation of payments from the Student Loans Company and the US Loans Student data ensuring correct representation in the Student database
Providing clerical duties in the Income Office to ensure the smooth running of the department

What are we looking for?

GCSE English and maths (grade C/4 or above), or equivalent
Experience of working in a customer services environment
The ability to display a good level of numeracy with a strong attention to detail
Knowledge of administrative databases

What can we offer you?

a friendly, open and collaborative working environment
support in your development and wellbeing
43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
on-campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery and food outlets, set among green, open space overlooking the Cathedral
study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
on-site parking

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact The Recruitment Team on centralservicesresourcing@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: CSF-567-22.