Receipts Office Clerk

The role is responsible for the receipt and posting of the University’s payments and income. Tasks include:

• Payment reconciliation
• Monitoring shared email boxes
• Allocating payments received to correct accounts
• Dealing with the emailed queries or forwarding to relevant department
• Preparing refunds
• Taking telephone payments from students
• Assisting with queries

You will have:

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Accuracy
• Ability to communicate at different levels
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Understanding of basic accounting
• Good Microsoft Excel knowledge
• Ability to quickly learn systems
• Highly motivated, organised and efficient
• Self starter
• Good team player
• Good GCSEs or equivalent

Interview date: w/c 4 Nov 2024 (tbc)

Informal contact details

Contact role: Collections & Receipts Manager
Contact name: Graham Dickens 
Contact phone: 0118 378 8156
Contact email: g.c.dickens@reading.ac.uk 

Alternative informal contact details

Contact role: Head of Transactional Services
Contact name: Darren Francis
Contact email: darren.francis@reading.ac.uk

Candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.   

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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