Finance Assistant

5 months ago


University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

**Department**:
The Finance Department is made up of a number of teams and aims to provide:

- high quality management information to support decision making
- efficient transaction services for our students, staff, departments and external stakeholders
- a professional purchasing service for departments, ensuring we achieve value for money
- a reporting and control framework to support all the University's financial activities

**Role**:
Based in the Group Financial Accounts team of our Finance Department, the Finance Assistant will play a key role in the effective and efficient day-to-day running of our financial operations, processes and accounting systems. This will include period end tasks, assisting with quarterly forecasts and the preparation of government returns.

The Finance Assistant supports the Senior Accountant in collating and analysing large sets of data for incorporation into the TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) model and TRAC return for submission to the Office for Students.

The role provides the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of finance tasks, and a high level view of the University’s financial operations. It is ideally suited to a part-qualified accountant, with study support being provided.

**Skills, Experience & Qualifications needed**:

- Knowledge and understanding of accounting practices and procedures used in a large/complex organisation
- Excellent Excel skills, particularly pivots and complex formulas, and able to quickly learn new systems
- A high degree of attention to detail
- Collate, reconcile and analyse large data sets
- Level 3 qualification. Qualifications at this level include A levels.
- Manage small-scale projects
- Works collaboratively with others

Benefits of working at the University of York include:

- Generous annual leave of 38 days including 8 statutory public holidays
- Enhanced company and workplace pension schemes (terms and conditions apply)
- Enhanced company sick pay, maternity and paternity pay (terms and conditions apply)
- Discounts at local and national retailers, restaurants and attractions
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and campus nursery
- A supportive and friendly working environment
- Free and confidential wellbeing support 24/7
- Affordable on-site parking

**Interview date**: TBC

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