Head - Finance - Global School Business

About Company

Our client is a leading global co-educational day and boarding school for ages 2-18 having it's first campus in India based out of Pune. The school will follow the English National Curriculum and IGCSEs with students progressing to the IB Diploma Programme offering unparalleled excellence in sports, music, and the arts.

Roles & responsibilities:

- Monthly reporting of business payables, fixed costs and cost centres, tracking overall collection and expenditure. In-depth knowledge of Business Finance, accounting principles & P&L management.

- Creating and processing of invoices, sending invoices and receipts to students, crosschecking invoices with receipts, processing refunds and tracking and reporting of overdue payments. Be responsible for collections of fee and other charges and to keep a proper record.

- Monitor income and expenditure in relation to the school's budget, and produce monthly reports for the Master and the relevant school committees. Exceptional data analysis & forecasting skills with hands on experience in advance excel.

- Keep all school accounts, prepare income and expenditure reports in accordance with the school policies and generally accepted Accounting Principles for submission to the school's auditors. Assist in the preparation for the annual audit, liaising with all parties involved.

- Be responsible for the completion of the school's payroll, statutory payments like PF, Income Tax and returns to submitted within required deadlines. Ensuring processing and release of staff salaries within the stipulated timelines.

- Maintain and oversee all bank accounts including the school's debit card/s, completing monthly reconciliations and reporting banking errors to her/his Reporting Authority.

- Assist in the preparation of accurate GST accounting including reverse charge and payment as applicable so that GST returns are submitted as required.

- Be responsible for all elements of payment to vendors, banking and school trips. Scrutinise and attend to the payment of all invoices and statements of account in accordance with the school policies.

- Coordinate and maintain a list of approved contractors and suppliers to ensure best value.

Requirements:

- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 8+ years of experience.

- Entrepreneur mind-set and confident to work in a multicultural environment with an International Management Team with analytical and result oriented, excellent written and oral communication skill.

- Work experience for an International School

- The role demands a multitasker who can effortlessly liaise with all the other teams, efficiently manage the roles and duties within the team, and finally get the job done well in time.

- Sources and listens to all points of view and respects differing opinions when developing solutions. Should be very organized, process driven and a team player.

- Personal integrity, accountability and credibility.

- Strong mind-set for continuous improvement to meet or exceed expectations.

- Time management and ability to multi-task and prioritize, ability to work under pressure.

- Discrete and sensitive to confidentiality.

- Responsible, self-motivated, detailed-minded, professional, organized, independent and mature.

- Good team player as well as good team leader.