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Job Description

Job Title: School Bursar

Work Location: School Based

Reports To: School Principal

Responsible For: Finance Assistance and support staff
 

Job Purpose: 

To manage the school’s finances in an efficient and timely manner including budget management.

To manage matters relating to the school support staff

Main Duties and Responsibilities
 

Finance and Accountancy

Advising on general financial policy within the school.

Preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure to include the preparation of departmental budgets within the school.

Monitoring income and expenditure in relation to budget and presenting regular management reports to the governing body.

Keeping the accounts of the school and preparing Statements of Financial Activity (SOFA) and balance sheets.

Maintaining cash flow projections for the current and future years.

Preparing pupils’ bills and collecting all fees and extras.

Payment of all salaries and wages, including PAYE and other statutory deductions.

Advising on scholarship and bursary funds and undertaking assessments of parents’ income and assets prior to making bursary awards.

Involvement in the marketing and development of the school.

General Management and Administration

Ensuring compliance with all relevant aspects of labour law.

Ensuring that all staff have contracts of employment and keeping the school’s standard contracts up-to-date.

Managing the employment, terms and conditions of service, supervision and welfare of all non-teaching staff.

Formulating, monitoring and implementing the school’s policy to comply with the requirements of health and safety legislation.

Ensuring that the school has adequate insurance cover at all times to include employer’s liability, buildings and equipment cover, personal accident, travel insurance and other relevant cover.

Purchasing, either directly or through a purchasing group, all goods and services for the school.

Advising on and taking the appropriate physical security measures within the school for protection of both staff and pupils.

Maintaining contact with the statutory authorities and other organizations.

Managing the office, including records management and communication.

School Buildings and Grounds

Maintenance of school buildings including the preparation of maintenance schedules and keeping of records.

Ensure that catering areas and staff meet the requirements for hygiene and food safety.

Upkeep of playing fields, gardens and land drainage

Education / QualificationsEssential

Educated to KCSE level with a minimum of C in Maths and English

CPA II or Equivalent

Diploma in Business Administration from a recognized institution.

Preferred

B.Com (finance option) or equivalent related professional qualification

Evidence of continued professional study

Experience
 

Essential

2 years’ experience of work in finance department in a busy environment

Previous experience of Book keeping and accounting

Experience of managing budgets, supplies and procurement, assets and financial reporting

Preferred

1 year’s experience of working in a school or educational environment

Skills / Knowledge / Aptitude

Essential

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to present information in a logical, clear and concise format and to communicate this effectively to colleagues, both verbally and in writing

Ability to work collaboratively with a range of colleagues

Ability to work with autonomy within set boundaries

Ability to manage own workload and supervise others

Ability to identify priorities quickly and accurately and to ensure that deadlines are met

High level of IT skills with experience of MS Office and finance programs

Preferred

Knowledge of QuickBooks software

Motivation

Willingness to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place

Versatile enough to work in a peri-urban set up

Willingness to constructively challenge the work of self and others to continually improve own and team performance

Other

Willingness to undertake further training/development opportunities

Willingness to be flexible

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Those who meet the above requirements may apply to:

The Director,
Green Olive e.V Deutschland International

How to Apply

Applications should be sent to gdeutschlandinternational@yahoo.com before 5pm, Monday, May 4, 2015. 

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by May 11, 2015 and If selected will be expected to report for work on Monday, May 18, 2015