Head of Accounts Receivable Section

To oversee and direct revenue generation at the University of Sharjah in order to ensure that the University meets the set and agreed revenue goals by continuously monitoring financial and revenue reports. As well as manage, develop and motivate the section’s team members.

. Monitor day-to-day Accounts Receivable activities, and ensure that business processes and workflows are executed correctly and efficiently. As well as ensure that job tasks are distributed between team members fairly and professionally. 2. Lead the development and execution of the Accounts Receivable section’s processes and procedures, and ensure that they are in alignment with best practices and UOS’s requirements. 3. Monitor and evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures in Banner system, and makes recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions. 4. Review and set tuition and housing fees on a semester basis in accordance with the approved regulations and review/follows up due bills. 5. Coordinate with the departments that have direct link with revenue and accounts receivable in order to monitor their financial transactions and invoices. As well as coordinate with the bank regarding Educational Finance in order to request information required for monitoring and reporting. 6. Monitor and control the validity and accuracy of financial transactions (e.g. cash receipts, disbursements, refunds, student bills, etc.) in order to ensure revenue and cash flow is correctly managed. 7. Collect, review, verify and update debt from sponsors, especially governmental sections and performs the necessary account transactions and adjustments according to the agreed regulations and recommendations. Reviews the statement of account before liaising with the sponsors and performs adjustments if required. 8. Support the director in the development of the Finance department’s KPIs by providing professional input and advice on developing and achieving the relevant KPIs. As well as report on the section’s progress, and prepare the necessary action plans to the director. In addition to ensuring that each team member has a good understanding of the section’s KPIs and how their roles impacts their achievement. 9. Provide leadership to the section’s team in order to build and develop their organizational capabilities, provide them with development opportunities, as well as report on their performance. 10. Lead Accounts Receivable related projects that help support and improve the department and the University in general, and supervise the project team ensuring each members completes their work tasks accurately and on time. As well as supervise all project phases from requirement gathering to implementation. 11. Participate in the preparation of the department’s annual budget, in collaboration with the director and other heads, and track the section’s expenditures and ensuring they are within the limits of the budget. 12. Prepare various reports, analysis and statistics related to the Accounts Receivable section when requested by the line manager. 13. Complete any other job-related tasks as assigned by line manager within the expected time limit.

Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant discipline.

• A professional qualification as a chartered accountant or qualified member of an accountancy body (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ICAS, etc.)

• 12-14 years of UAE experience in a similar role preferably in higher education institutions.

• Priority to UAE Nationals.