Cashier

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

Job Purpose

To accurately receive, process, and record all fee receipts while providing courteous service to parents. Ensuring proper handling of cash and cash equivalents and maintaining accurate financial records in compliance with company policies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collect tuition fees and other school-related payments and accurately record the receipts in the ERP. 
• Reconcile daily cash collections with system reports and ensure timely deposit of all collected funds into designated bank accounts.
• Follow up on outstanding tuition fees and prepare summarized reports with remarks for the School Finance Administrator.
• Track and reconcile advance fee deposits from parents, including identifying and resolving any unidentified bank transactions.
• Maintain an updated log of current-dated and post-dated cheques to ensure their timely deposit in bank.
• Collect payments related to the canteen, school events, extracurricular activities etc and record accurately in the ERP and issue receipts to parents.
• Manage school petty cash, ensuring accurate recording, monitoring, and regular reconciliation of balances.
• Provide necessary documentation and support during internal and external audits.
• Ensure safe handling and management of cash and cash equivalents, with daily logging and end-of-day reconciliation.
•    Adhere to established internal financial controls, policies, and procedures related to fee collection, deposits, and reconciliations.

Education:      Bachelor’s Degree in the related industry-related subject area.

Experience:     Experience of working in a school or finance-related role

Competencies: 

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Excellent telephone manners.
• Highly organized and ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasks.
• Experienced in Microsoft packages.
• Good-natured, well-groomed, and courteous.
• Understanding general cashiering tasks with excellent customer-facing skills.
• A multi-tasker able to support the Management Team with administration.
• Ability to build personal relationships.
• Understand data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to work to deadlines in a calm and confident manner when under pressure.

Attributes:

• Advanced ERP & Excel Exposure. Experience in Oracle NetSuite will be added advantage
• Communication & Time Management skills Attention to detail
• Customer satisfaction oriented