Finance Administrator

4 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University Full time

**Advert**

**Finance Administrator - Student Life Business Support Team**
- The post is full time (35 hours per week) and is open ended with a standard working pattern - Monday to Friday.**Salary**: £23,700 - £24,533 per annum (Grade 3)
- This is an exciting time to be joining Cardiff University in a finance role as we are transforming how and where we provide our Finance Services. This includes the Creation of a Finance Services Unit which will bring together all operational Finance services across the University into one Unit.-
- Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 32 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.**Opening date: 24 August 2023**

**Closing date: 7 September 2023**

**Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.**

**Key Duties**
- Deal with a range of enquiries from internal and external customers in a professional manner, establishing their requirements and adapting the standard responses accordingly.
- To act as a point of contact for financial enquiries within the Business Support Team and wider Student Life teams and provide a customer focussed service, taking account of the needs of the different customers.
- To initiate, receive, check and/or process all orders (ensuring the correct VAT treatments are applied), process invoices and transfer charges relating to School finance. As well as inputting of retrospective invoices for payment.
- To assist and place catering orders
- To raise sales invoices to external stakeholders and liaise with the Finance Division.
- To carry out a range of reconciliations, such as supplier statements, purchase cards, open orders, and invoices on hold reporting.
- To be responsible for producing accurate financial reports and input and retrieve from the University finance system ORACLE to Senior Staff and Budget Holders.
- Work closely with the Business Support Team by providing cover for other colleagues, contribute to team meetings, identify new ways of working that improve the service, and look to share best practice within the team.
- To initiate and maintain contact with relevant suppliers and liaise with the Finance Division as required, specifically resolving discrepancies or problems with orders and invoices.
- To ensure analysis codes and account codes are used in a consistent way when placing orders or running reports for the Senior Team or Divisional Accountant.
- To be responsible for producing financial reports to budget holders as required to include accurate reconciliation of project accounts. Ensuring the funds are spent in-line with Cardiff University Regulations and the conditions of the external funder.
- To assist the Business Support Manager in the accurate recording and reconciliation of the Centre for Student Life Inventory Database.
- Establish working relationships with key contacts to help improve service levels.
- Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the team and department.
- Collaborate with others in-order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures.

**General Duties**
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

**Person Specification**

**Important notice**:

- Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.

**Essential Criteria**

Qualifications and Education
- NVQ 2/GCSE level A-C or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Significant experience of working in an administrative or office environment
- Proficient in using common office IT packages (e.g., MS Office), especially Excel spreadsheets and the ability to set up standard administrative systems and procedures.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
- Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work as an effective team member, using your own initiative when pro



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