Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Fixed Term Contract- 9 Months

Background of department

The role of Receivables Assistant provides high-quality financial administrative support for the Receivables team within the Finance Directorate. The University’s Finance Directorate is arranged into a number of functional teams. The Receivables team is responsible for administering student and commercial debt, raising invoices, processing income, maintaining customer accounts and supporting the collection of outstanding debts. The team oversees the receivables ledger within the University’s financial system, Agresso, and works closely with stakeholders across the University to ensure income is managed effectively and in accordance with university regulations and procedures.

Main Responsibilities

The main responsibility of the Receivables Assistant role will involve supporting the administration of the University’s receivable’s function, including raising sales invoices, processing receipts, allocating payments, maintaining customer account records and reconciling receivables transactions. The role holder will investigate account queries and resolve discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.

The role will involve regular communication with students, staff, sponsors and external customers, providing excellent customer service and ensuring that enquiries are dealt with efficiently. The post holder will support month-end processes, monitor aged debt, maintain accurate financial records and assist with reporting requirements.

The Receivables Assistant will understand the importance of meeting deadlines, maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with financial regulations, audit requirements and University procedures. The team collectively manage shared email inboxes and works collaboratively to ensure workloads are completed accurately and efficiently. The role also includes working with the Payables and Receivables Manager to identify and implement improvements to receivables processes, controls and systems.

The Receivables Assistant will report directly to the Payables and Receivables Manager; on a daily basis, will work closely with the Payables and Receivables Team Leader and colleagues across Financial Operations and the wider University.

The Person

You will be educated to A level standard or an equivalent qualification with experience of supporting a financial team in a professional office or similar environment and will have well-developed skills in Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, Outlook). You must be able to demonstrate experience of working with financial systems and processing financial transactions, together with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills. Experience of receivables, credit control, debt management, cash allocation or customer account administration would be advantageous.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 28th July 2026
Closing date for applications: 9th August 2026
Interviews are to be held: 19th August 2026

If you require further information regarding the post, please feel free to contact marie.dyball@canterbury.ac.uk in the Finance Department (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06348.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.