Accounts Receivable Officer

Job Description

Accounts Receivable Officer – Immediate Start
About the job

Job Overview

The Arbor School seeks a motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented individual for an exciting opportunity as an Accounts Receivable Officer. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the school’s financial operations by ensuring the accurate and timely processing of student fee payments, maintaining financial records, and providing excellent customer service to families and colleagues.

This is a varied role requiring a highly organised individual who is capable, diligent, and enthusiastic, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively while contributing to the school’s ecological and sustainability vision through their daily actions.

Enough For All, Forever 

The Arbor School opened in 2018 with a very different vision of what education could and should be – experiential, authentic and inspired by the natural beauty, human ingenuity, and profound ecological and social challenges of the Arabian Peninsula.  

The cultivation of a learning community uniquely committed to understanding and restoring the health of ecological and human communities as interconnected parts of a whole requires equal parts optimism, ambition, and humility. A fundamental belief in the inherit goodness of people and their capacity to act with empathy and compassion underscores the sense of hope that is fundamental to learning for a sustainable future. The resilience and determination to tackle challenges that have grown to global proportion is essential to finding sustainable solutions and orchestrating the social changes needed to grow them to scale. The realisation that comes from recognising that we are all students – never a master – drives our commitment to ignite a lifelong love of learning.  

Recognising the interconnected nature of the cognitive, affective and participative domains, and their roles in shaping learning, we are pursuing a holistic approach to teaching and learning, designed to prepare learners:

• to understand the interconnected concepts of sustainability, individual and collective well-being, and environmental and social justice; 
• to find purpose, meaning and joy in their interactions with the natural world and with each other, and to seek to understand people who are different to themselves; and 
• to experience a sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy through their actions at home, in school and in the wider world. 
  

THE ARBOR PROMISE 

At Arbor, we are part of a community that is inclusive, fun-loving, and active. Colleagues enjoy authentic friendships with one another and positive, trusting relationships with school leaders who genuinely care about wellbeing. We work together as a team in the truest sense of the word. Our community is resilient in the face of challenge, calm and steady during times of change, and creative and flexible when solving problems. Individuals bring their passions and interests to enrich the school and understand the shared expectation to do so. Together, we are committed to meeting agreed deadlines, communicating proactively with an assumption of positive intent, and sharing a collective passion for providing an education of the highest quality for our students.

Job Summary

The Arbor School seeks an experienced, highly organised, and detail-oriented individual for an exciting opportunity as an Accounts Receivable Officer within our unique school. The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the Finance Department by ensuring the efficient management of accounts receivable processes and maintaining positive relationships with parents and stakeholders regarding fee-related matters.

The role involves overseeing the timely and accurate processing of student fee invoices and payments, monitoring outstanding balances, reconciling accounts, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting fee collection activities in line with school policies and procedures. The postholder will also liaise with parents, colleagues, and external stakeholders to resolve account queries professionally and efficiently.

This position requires an individual who can manage a wide range of financial and administrative responsibilities with accuracy, professionalism, and initiative. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle confidential information are essential to ensuring the smooth and effective operation of the school’s accounts receivable function.

Required Candidate Profile

Advanced MS Office skills

Fluent or native-level English language skills

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in related field

Minimum of two years’ experience working in school finance or a similar setting

Strong office and administrative experience, with the ability to manage multiple priorities