Campus Bursar

In brief

**Overview** This role as Campus Bursar at Crawford International involves providing financial support and assistance to school staff and parents. The incumbent acts as a liaison between the school and Group Shared Services, assisting school principals with budgetary control and expense management. Key responsibilities span payroll, petty cash, purchase orders, banking, and student number tracking and reconciliation, serving as the primary point of contact for Payroll, Shared Services, and Brand and Group Finance at the school/campus level. **What you will do** * Manage payroll processes, including checking monthly payrolls, resolving anomalies with Group Shared Services (GSS) and Principals, handling staff payslip and tax queries, setting up contract staff, and reviewing timesheets. * Control school budgets by monitoring expenditure against actual purchase orders, preparing annual budgets, ensuring financial planning for special campus events, tours, and recoveries, providing financial support to Principals, preparing monthly variance analyses, and advising on trade-offs and opportunities. * Oversee debtors and receivables, involving meeting parents to resolve billing and account queries, managing the credit card machine, administering staff and other bursary applications, providing and reconciling student numbers, managing sibling accounts and discounts, collating and capturing ad hoc billing, receiving arrears/outstanding debts, preparing Acknowledgements of Debt (AODs), managing repayment plans, and reconciling student billing. * Handle cash management, which includes receiving and receipting cheque and card payments, updating cash control schedules, counting and banking cash, managing petty cash on campus, banking payments for ad hoc purchases and events, monitoring and controlling purchases on the Procurement card, and preparing input for statutory returns. * Manage creditors and payables, encompassing placing Purchase Orders (POs) with suppliers, monitoring outstanding POs, receiving, checking, and submitting invoices to GSS, checking and approving expense claims, and monitoring and reporting on monthly charges (e.g., rent, water, electricity). **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting * Experience: 3 to 5 years * Competencies: * Numeracy * Analytical Thinking * Planning and Organising * Time Management * Problem Solving * Verbal and Written Communication * Customer Service **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a finance professional with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong numeracy, analytical, planning, and organizational skills, coupled with excellent time management and problem-solving abilities. Given the frequent interaction with staff, parents, and various financial departments, strong verbal and written communication skills and a customer service orientation are essential. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/campus-bursar-crawford-international Source: myjobmag

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