Position Objective
Lead the Finance functions i.e. Account Receivables, Account Payables, accounting, taxation process and
other key finance functions in a start-up school
Lead the Procurement functions
Prepare budget and forecast
Provide Financial Information and Analysis to Head office and Management by researching and analysing
financial data
Provide support to the Finance Director AIS Finance, BCS Head of School, Cognita Finance Team
Responsibilities
Accounting
Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles
Maintaining proper recording of document transactions
Maintain and reconcile intercompany transactions
Finance Operation
Oversee the daily operations of the Finance department
Provide operational support on payments, receipts, journals and report preparation
Perform self-assessment to ensure all internal controls and regulations relating to finance are adhered to
Manage bank relationships
Ad-hoc tasks in assisting other members of the finance team
Pupil Forecast
Responsible for analysing and generating the bi-weekly and monthly pupil forecast, working closely with
admissions department and submitting reports to Management
Attend to queries and provide required information to the Regional office
Reconcile pupil numbers to data held by the admissions department and the billing system
Business Planning & Commercial Finance
Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly management reporting and forecasting
Responsible for facilitating, Collating, updating and analysing the annual budget
