Job Description

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Executive to join our team in King’s College, Riyadh from October 2026.

About Cognita:

Cognita is a global family of over 90 schools across 21 countries, with more than 100,000 students, 22,000 colleagues, 14 curricula and 9 languages of instruction. Our strength lies in our diversity. There is no single model of a Cognita school because education is inherently local. When families choose a school, they are making a deeply personal and community-based decision, and our schools reflect this.

What unites us is a shared ambition to deliver consistently high-quality education, alongside an exceptional experience for students and parents. We define this clearly through group-wide standards that articulate what “great” looks like, while allowing schools the freedom to express their local identity.

We have recently launched a new vision and strategic plan. It is ambitious and sets a clear direction for the years ahead.

About King’s College Riyadh:

King’s College Riyadh is the first UK private school brand to establish a branch in Saudi Arabia, in genuine partnership with King’s College UK, which has been educating pupils in the UK and abroad for over 140 years.

Since opening in 2021, King’s has grown rapidly, expanding to Year 7 in August 2025, with plans to extend through to Year 13 (age 18), enabling pupils to complete their full King’s education in Riyadh. Unlike most international schools in the city, King’s is fully co-educational from Pre-School through Year 7.

King’s College Riyadh:

Brings 140 years of educational excellence to Saudi Arabia.

Offers a holistic curriculum, adapted from King’s UK to suit the Saudi context.

Provides exceptional pastoral care and a strong sense of community.

Creating outstanding career development opportunities within an international school network.

The partnership with King’s College UK is central to the school’s success. Collaboration in areas such as vision and ethos, curriculum design, professional development, and co-curricular activities ensures the highest international standards. Pupils and staff in Riyadh benefit directly from the expertise and reputation that King’s College has built over nearly a century and a half.

The school balances academic achievement with a strong emphasis on sport, music, the arts, and a wide range of activities. Central to this is its commitment to pastoral care: pupils thrive when they feel happy, supported, and secure. Staff work to foster a warm, inclusive community where every child has trusted peers and adults to turn to, ensuring they feel valued and connected.

Role Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organised Accounts Receivable Executive to join our Finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the full accounts receivable cycle, ensuring accurate and timely billing, effective credit control and collections, excellent customer service, and compliance with internal financial controls and regulatory requirements.

This role will play an important part in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting smooth month-end closing and audit processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts receivable cycle, including billing, invoicing, collections, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Prepare and issue tuition fee and other income invoices using relevant billing systems, price books, contracts, and sales orders.
• Support the administration of Zenda and manage non-Zenda and miscellaneous payment collections.
• Apply approved discounts and maintain accurate supporting documentation and item codes for relevant activities.
• Manage AR ageing, follow up overdue accounts, issue reminders, and manage collections and account suspensions in line with school policies.
• Process refunds and respond professionally to payment and account queries from parents and other stakeholders.
• Perform daily banking activities, including cash and cheque deposits, and complete timely bank and control account reconciliations.
• Manage petty cash, staff advances, journal vouchers, and related reconciliations.
• Support month-end closing by preparing AR schedules, reconciliations, control account reports, and other income reporting.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, ministry requirements, tax regulations, and audit requirements.
• Maintain and update relevant ministry and tax records and support internal and external audit requests.
• Provide high-quality customer service to parents, staff, and internal stakeholders via email, telephone, and walk-in enquiries.
• Maintain accurate financial records while demonstrating a high level of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as ACCA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred but not essential.
• Proficiency in ERP and finance systems, such as NetSuite, NSPB Planning, or similar platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Experience

• 2–5 years of experience in Accounts Receivable or Finance Operations.
• Strong understanding of accounts receivable processes, billing systems, credit control, collections, and reconciliations.
• Experience within the education sector or school finance environment would be an advantage.
• Experience using ERP and finance systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

If you are a highly organised Accounts Receivable professional with strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering excellent service, we would love to hear from you.

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint strong candidates before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process.

Thank you for your interest in King’s College Riyadh. Due to the large number of applications expected, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Cognita is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 10 years.