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Finance Officer

2 months ago

Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford TSS Full time

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**Vacancy ID**: 14079

We are currently recruiting for a temporary Finance Officer for a centrally based Oxford University Department, starting asap on a part-time basis.

**Duties**:

- Check research budget set-ups for accuracy on Oracle, deal with issues arising, analyse grant spend on a monthly basis, highlight variances and take follow-up action, and use X5 to re-cost salaries on awards and identify any over or under spends on salary budgets.
- Monitor department’s project expenditure against approved budgets and donors’ terms and conditions.
- Manage a significant and complex range of projects with the strategic direction of the Programme Manager. Maintain oversight of multiple streams of funding across the portfolio, maximising cost recovery on projects.
- Ensure full recovery of expenses and that expenditure remains within set budgets and complies with the grantor’s terms and conditions.
- Liaise with the Programme Manager to review the financial position on projects and advise on solutions to problems relating to expenditure on projects whilst maintaining the auditable standards on the project.
- Represent and present on finances externally to funders, as required, and will maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the unit’s major funding bodies’ terms and conditions.

The Temporary Staffing Service supports University of Oxford departments and affiliated colleges with the recruitment of temporary admin and clerical staff. Personal information provided to the University of Oxford is held in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation.
- Person specification

**Essential Criteria**:

- Have achieved or be working towards an accounting qualification.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent and at least two years’ experience in a similar role.
- Good accounting skills; experience of preparing financial reports, budgets and forecasts.
- Excellent numeracy skills, thoroughness and attention to detail, resulting in the ability to produce accurate, detailed work.
- Strong diplomacy and team skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of colleagues and funders.
- Flexibility and the ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload effectively.
- Evidence of tact and discretion in dealing with matters of a confidential or sensitive nature.
- High level of computer literacy with experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- The ability to present financial information in a variety of formats and for non-accountants.
- Good written and verbal communication skills with a friendly, proactive and helpful approach - ideally with experience of working with colleagues at a distance.

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