Accounts Receivable Executive

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

• 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.