Cashier

Job Description

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is currently recruiting for a reliable and efficient Cashier to join their outstanding school.

Job Purpose:

The Cashier is responsible for processing student fee collections, maintaining accurate student and family financial records, supporting Accounts Receivable activities, and providing excellent customer service. The role ensures all financial transactions, reconciliations, banking activities, and school collections are completed accurately and in compliance with school policies and internal controls.

Key Accountabilities:

• Create and maintain accurate student and family accounts, ensuring duplicate records are avoided and sibling accounts are linked.
• Raise student invoices and process tuition fees, deposits, refunds, credit notes, and approved account adjustments.
• Process payments through cash, cheque, bank transfer, credit/debit card, online payment gateways, and Noqodi, and issue official receipts.
• Process daily banking transactions, prepare collection reports, and reconcile cash, bank, credit card, and other payment collections.
• Monitor outstanding fees, follow up with parents, respond to finance-related enquiries, and update Admissions on student payment status.
• Maintain records of post-dated cheques, bounced cheques, customer advances, and other payment documentation.
• Assist with petty cash, bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, Accounts Receivable reconciliations, audit requirements, and month-end activities.
• Process and reconcile other income streams, including transport, uniforms, cafeteria, trips, examinations, after-school activities, facility rentals, and other school collections.
• Ensure compliance with school finance policies, internal controls, confidentiality requirements, and perform other duties assigned by the Finance Administrator or Accountant.

Person Specification:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in the related industry-related subject area.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in cashiering or accounts receivables, preferably within an educational institution.
• Experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.

Competencies:

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.

• Excellent telephone manner.

• Highly organized and ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasks.

• Experienced in Microsoft packages.

• Good-natured, well-groomed, and courteous.

• Understanding of general reception tasks with excellent customer facing skills.

• A multi-tasker able to support the Management Team with administration.

• Ability to build personal relationships.

• Understand data protection and confidentiality.

• Ability to work to deadlines in a calm and confident manner when under pressure.

Attributes:

• Advanced ERP & Excel Exposure

• Knowledge of IFRS

• Communication & Time Management skills Attention to detail

• Customer satisfaction oriented

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park

At Dubai British School Jumeirah Park (DBSJP), it is our goal that every student is given the tools to make a positive difference during their time with us and beyond. Under the shared Dubai British School’s vision, of Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve, we provide the facilities, resources and inspiration in which students can enjoy their schooling experience, and ultimately achieve their life goals. At DBSJP we believe that children who have high levels of emotional, behavioural and social wellbeing live happy, purposeful and productive lives. Our approach is to develop a community of learners who are positive, engaged and connected in line with our school’s vision statement. We achieve this through our extensive, balanced and ambitious curriculum. We place an equally significant value on sports, the expressive arts and enrichment opportunities, as well as the highest standards of teaching across all subjects and key stages. Our staff and students operate in an atmosphere that promotes self-confidence, excellence and celebrates success. Our school encourages our young people to realise, reach for and ultimately fulfil their aspirations and ambitions and we embrace a wide range of programmes to support our learners at every stage of their educational journey.Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is a modern state of the art campus located in the residential community of Jumeirah Park. The school has been designed to the highest specifications with the 21st century learning needs of students in mind. The curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England leading to the GCSE, IGCSE, BTEC and A Level qualifications. The multi-cultural environment offers an exceptional combination of the best of a well- rounded British education delivered within a truly international community.