Fees Clerk
Closing in 14 days (27 March 2025 12:00 pm)
Job details
Salary: SCP Grade 13 with an actual salary range of £13,786-£14,928 pa (based on full-time equivalent £25,183-£27,269 pa)
Employer: The Quantock Education Trust
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset,
Contract type: Permanent, Term time
Working pattern: Part time
Closing date: 27 March 2025 12:00 pm
About the job
Key information
- 22.5 Hours per week
- Term time plus 3 weeks (41 working weeks)
- Permanent
- SCP Grade 13 with an actual salary range of £13,786-£14,928 pa (based on full-time equivalent £25,183-£27,269 pa)
- Based in QET Central Team Offices, Bridgwater
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a reliable and conscientious individual to join our dedicated Finance Team as Fees Clerk.
What will I be doing?
Under the guidance of the Finance Manager and situated within the QET team office in Bridgwater, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of fee billing, collection, and related financial record-keeping within the Trust. The successful candidate will work closely with parents, guardians, and staff to manage Boarding fees, handle enquiries and ensure timely payments.
What you will be doing:
- Fee billing: preparing and issuing fee invoices to parents/guardians ensuring all fee charges are processed accurately and on time
- Fee Collection and payments processing: processing and reconciling of payments received via various methods
- Debt Collection: Monitoring and tracking outstanding fees in line with school policies
- Financial Record keeping: maintain accurate records and preparing financial reports
- Customer Service: Act as point of contact for parents/guardians for fee-related queries
- Reporting and Compliance: Preparation of reports and ensuring compliance for fees and payments in line with Trust Policy.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
What we’re looking for:
- Good IT skills
- Previous experience in a finance or admin role, ideally within an educational or similar environment
- Experience handling financial transactions & Customer Service
- Friendly, Trustworthy and reliable
- Positive attitude with a flexible approach to work undertaken
- Ideal candidates will have AAT or equivalent financial qualification
What is in it for me?
What we’re looking for:
- Good IT skills
- Previous experience in a finance or admin role, ideally within an educational or similar environment
- Experience handling financial transactions & Customer Service
- Friendly, Trustworthy and reliable
- Positive attitude with a flexible approach to work undertaken
- Ideal candidates will have AAT or equivalent financial qualification
DBS check
The advertised post is subject to interview, an enhanced DBS check, References, Right to Work in the UK, online searches and other pre-employment checks.
Supporting documents and information
If you think you possess the qualities and experience we are looking for, we would very much like to hear from you.
Visits to the Trust are warmly welcomed. Please contact QETrecruitment@quantockedtrust.co.uk
Closing date: noon on 27 March 2025
Interviews: w/c 31 March 2025
Early applications are strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the above dates.
The Quantock Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.