About The Role

Join Our Finance Team at East Kent Colleges Group!

Are you an organised and detail-oriented individual with a flair for finance? East Kent Colleges Group is looking for a Finance Assistant to become a valued member of our dynamic Finance team, based at our Canterbury campus.

In this key role, you’ll take the lead on managing tuition fee collections, monitoring student instalment plans, processing student loan payments, and raising invoices for employers and commercial clients. You’ll play a vital part in keeping our financial systems running smoothly and accurately.

Your responsibilities will also include proactive debt management in line with the Group’s debt policy—this means confidently following up on outstanding payments, working closely with debt recovery partners, and providing clear, professional support to resolve fee and invoice queries.

If you're looking for a varied role in a supportive environment where you can make a real impact—this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

This role is for 18.5 hours per week, with a pro rata salary of £12,252 per annum.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual who can bring the following skills and experience to our Finance team:

Strong organisational, administrative, and communication skills
A clear understanding of the sales ledger process, including:
- Raising invoices
- Allocating payments via electronic methods
The ability to prioritise workload effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Previous experience working in a busy finance office, preferably with:
- Sales ledger and/or debt collection responsibilities
- Use of a computerised accounting system (e.g. Sage, Agresso, etc.)
A methodical and accurate approach to financial tasks
Work confidently on their own initiative

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected]

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.

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