Sales Ledger Administrator

Salary: up to £26,000 per annum

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) are currently recruiting for a Sales Ledger Administrator to join their busy Finance team.

First established in 1971, the National Film and Television School (NFTS) has evolved to become a leading global institution, developing some of Britain and the world’s top creative talent in film, television and games. It is widely acknowledged to be the top school of its kind in the UK and one of the best internationally, being named as one of The Hollywood Reporter’s top international film schools for over a decade. The NFTS is a registered charity (313429).

We are currently recruiting for a Sales Ledger Administrator to join our busy Finance team.  The successful candidate will work closely with the Credit Controller to raise invoices, process bursaries, chase payments and help maintain the accurate and efficient running of the sales ledger function.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main duties include:

• Invoice Companies providing Scholarships, Sponsorships and Core Funding, including the chasing of payments and ensuring up to date contracts are scanned onto the relevant accounts
• Ensuring the correct VAT is added onto invoices where relevant
• Overall responsibility of the Scotland, Leeds and Wales ledgers, opening new accounts, raising all sales invoices, chasing payments to ensure balances are paid prior to commencing the course
• Processing Bursaries and Scholarships onto the relevant accounts relating to the hubs and refunding of any overpayments relating to funding being applied
• Raise the relevant Monthly sales invoices for Bar and Railcards
• Overall responsibility for Short Courses Ledger, including the downloading of payment information from Trust Payments website and raising the monthly short course invoice
• On instruction from the Events team raise table sale and auction invoices relating to the Annual Gala. Set up new accounts and assisting the Events team with chasing of outstanding debt.
• Raise Month End invoice for Application and Workshop fees
• Ensure all other miscellaneous invoices are raised, including distribution income, Royalties etc
• Send relevant statements on a Monthly basis and chase payments for all debtors listed above
• Liaise with Credit Controller to escalate to Legal Recoveries and Collection any bad debts
• Investigate and explain any negative balances on the monthly debtors report
• Cover for Credit Controller during periods of high volume or absence
• All other reasonable requests from the Finance Manager

Person Specification:

Essential

• Some experience of working within a Finance Department
• Organised, motivated and flexible
• Able to work in a team and independently
• Able to multi task and manage a busy workload within a fast pace and busy department.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office and confident in the use of databases including Excel
• A GCSE grade of 4/C and above in English and Maths
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• A passion for the film, TV and games industries, and a desire to assist students in their studies.

Desirable

• Experience working with ACCESS finance system

Applications

For further information about this role and details of how to apply, please visit https://www.nfts.co.uk/jobs

Please note that we are unable to sponsor candidates for these roles, so we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate their right to live and work in the UK.  If you do not have the right to work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application.

At the NFTS, people are at the heart of what we do. We’re an inclusive employer and are committed to equality of opportunity, and building a culturally diverse workforce. We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and to increasing our representation of staff from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds.

The closing date for this position is 26/03/2023 at 23:59