Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin schools’ own knowledge. Our specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams. By joining us, you will provide ongoing support to schools, ultimately improving the outcomes of our pupils.

We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a forward thinking, talented individual to join our ‘Fees & Credit Control Team’ based at our head office in Peterborough.

The role involves full autonomy over a specific set of independent schools, with a strong focus on credit control in order to reduce the existing debt. In addition, the successful applicant will be accountable for all aspects of termly invoicing and customer service associated with your allocated schools.

Additional benefits offered with this role are;

• Flexible working Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Holiday Entitlement 26 days per annum, plus bank holidays
• Outstanding working environment and onsite facilities including free car parking
• Rewards Scheme offering a range of employee discounts

About You

You will have demonstrable skills in the following key areas;

• Credit Control experience with visible results in debt reduction
• Producing invoices within agreed timelines whilst ensuring accuracy
• Building rapport and relationships with both external and internal customers
• Working on own initiative whilst being a key member of a team
• Excellent organisational & communication skills both written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to;
  • Format reports, Apply and filter columns, sort and extract required information from reports
• Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly
• Adaptable to changes of systems and procedures

About The Role

You will be responsible for the billing and collection of Independent School fees for your own specific schools within the group. This involves raising invoices each term, producing aged debt reports for the department manager, posting and allocating receipts, generating monthly direct debit collection files, issuing customer statements, reminder letters and calling fee payers requesting payment. Holding discussions with fee payers and senior school staff will also be necessary to find resolution for problem accounts.

For further information

If you would like a confidential discussion regarding the vacancy please contact us on ask.hr@unitedlearning.org.uk.