Finance Administrator

Winchester College are looking to appoint a Finance Administrator to support the effective financial management of the College. The Role The role contributes to ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity of pupil-related financial data, supports reconciliations and debtor management, and assists with the preparation of billing cycles. The postholder will play an important role in maintaining financial controls and delivering an efficient, high-quality service to internal stakeholders and parents. Pupil Data Management Support the financial onboarding and setup and maintenance of new pupil accounts, including parental fee splits, ensuring accurate billing, and appropriate coding. Deposits and Admissions Support deposits and admissions processes for incoming and prospective pupils, including reconciliation, correct accounting treatment, and verification of financial data (e.g. contracts and pupil records). Billing Cycle Support Assist with billing cycle preparation, ensuring all chargeable items are accurately captured, validated, and reconciled post-billing. Trips and Activities Accounting Maintain and reconcile financial records for trips and activities, including charge allocation and supporting the setup of new trips. Credit Control Support credit control activities, including monitoring aged debt, issuing reminders, maintaining records, and escalating or referring cases as required. Banking and Reconciliations Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations, including allocation of receipts to pupil accounts, deposit tracking, and alignment between sub-ledgers and the general ledger. Payment Systems and Direct Debits Assist with the administration of payment systems and direct debits, including parent onboarding, issue resolution, communications, and weekly payment run support. Journals and Period-End Processes Support journals and period-end processes relating to pupil income and associated costs, including posting entries, investigating discrepanci