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Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Job Summary
The purpose of the role is to provide strong financial and operational leadership, supporting the Vice-Chancellor, Board of Directors, Board of Governors, and working with other members of the Head of Departments and Deans of the schools. To be responsible for the efficient and effective organization and operation of all functions of the billing, collection, deposit, disbursement and record maintenance of student and other related monies at the University. .

Duties and Responsibilities
• Responsible on the financial operations of University including developing and formulating policies and procedures.
• To provide a high quality financial management reporting service with a focus on identifying trends, risks and opportunities, communicating these management teams and to the executive team in such a way that its use informs management decision making.
• To produce high quality reports for boards as well as external government organizations
• To prepare annual costing projections and assist with Vice-Chancellor with the preparation of the University’s annual budget for approval by Board of Governors.
• To administer, on a day to day basis, the delegated budgets to enable the Vice-Chancellor to be aware of the University’s current financial position and the extent to which development and other planning is ‘on target’.
• The Bursar is responsible for managing the daily operations of the University Bursar’s Office, such as billing and collection for tuition and loans; managing tuition payment plans; issuing student refunds for excess payments; determining residency classification
• To manage and develop the team, providing leadership as well as the setting of appropriate objectives. To identify gaps in the knowledge of team members and to put in place training systems and processes to ensure these are closed so the entire team can operate as an effective unit, providing the highest level of support to this post and to its customers
• This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The employee may be required to carry out other duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be required to do so.
• Manage the collections process, including but not limited to creating and monitoring, sending collection letters, updating student accounts weekly.
• To develop robust forecasting systems and models, in association with financial planning. To ensure these systems are monitored for accuracy and assumptions are challenged with appropriate individuals to ensure that information presented is robust, accurate, deliverable and owned by relevant individuals.
• Monitor all income and expenditure relating to internal budgets
• Manage the relationship and contracts with all external providers of goods and services
• The Bursar must work in teams of professional and clerical staff to identify and solve problems; handle highly sensitive financial cases involving student and parent financial situations; and respond to inquiries and concerns from students, parents and third-party servicers, auditors, and governmental agencies.
• Formulating strategic and tactical plans in the area of General Administration, Finance, Operations, Information System and Human Resource Management

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications & Requirements
• Full ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Effective senior leader with minimum of 5 years hands-on financial planning and analysis experience
• Strong communication skills
• Effective understanding of ICT systems/packages
• Experienced project manager
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Ability to use initiative to improve systems and interpret and analyse data
• Efficient worker, with an analytical approach

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: 5 years

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