General Administrator at Skye Education

Job description

Skye Education (“Skye”) is seeking a young, optimistic and dynamic person to serve as a General Administrator. Skye’s vision is to help children thrive through developing and operating nursery, primary and high schools that equip children to become lifelong learners.

The ideal candidate should be exceptionally excited about working in a dynamic environment. We intend to set the absolute benchmark of educational quality in South Africa and the successful applicant must be 100% committed to delivering on this vision as a member of the Skye team.

Skye will develop 10 – 15 schools over the next five to seven years. We are excited to tackle the construction of two campuses in the next 6 months.

The General Administrator will be responsible for ensuring all administrative and accounting tasks are in order and up to date. This will form a solid foundation for the Skye team to operate on.

The role reports directly to the Directors.

Objective:

Ensure all administrative tasks are in order and up to date

Accountable to:

The Directors

Key result areas:

• Successfully manage payroll and leave for employees.
• Keep accounting records up to date, including allocating payments and uploading supporting documents.
• Manage banking including loading of payments and verification of invoice particulars.
• Schedule appointments for key members of the Skye team and liaise with clients.
• Successfully engage with parents with regards to billing and collection.
• General office administration.

Remuneration:

R144,000 p.a. cost to company

Personality Characteristics:

• Optimistic
• Organised
• Committed to excellence
• Team oriented
• Resourceful

Skills & Experience:

• Microsoft Office including Excel
• Sage One Accounting
• Sage Payroll