Financial Operations Assistant

Contractual hours

36.5

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

21/10/2025

Job reference

S37214

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We are seeking to appoint an experienced Finance Assistant to join a very busy and dynamic Accounts Receivable team.

This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

Starting salary grade C £26,257 per annum

This role offers the opportunity for a hybrid working pattern to encourage a positive work-life balance. A hybrid working pattern involves a mix of home and office working.

Summary of the Role

The role sits within the Accounts Receivable Team who form part of the Financial Operations Department at the University of Exeter. The Financial Operations strategy encompasses cross functional working and a continuous improvement ethos, encouraging feedback to increase efficiencies, drive innovation and promote a positive and empowered work environment.

As a team member, key areas you will support with are the raising of invoices, responding to queries by email and telephone, ensuring timely payments from our Commercial Customers and Students. Initiate and manage timely conversations with customers who are behind on payments or experiencing financial hardship. Negotiate repayment terms while maintaining compliance with legal and company policies. You will work closely with multiple colleagues across the University in delivering exceptional service to all stakeholders. We are seeking a proactive, positive team player who will exhibit our core values.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Transform Your Career and Help Shape a Greener, Healthier, and Fairer Future

We are committed to understanding different cultures and perspectives, supporting diverse leadership, and striving for social justice. We encourage applications from all groups underrepresented in our community, including racially minoritised individuals and those with disabilities. Our inclusive, merit-based recruitment processes seek to embrace a diverse set of experiences to ensure colleagues feel supported equitably. With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 countries, we foster a culture where everyone can thrive.

You can read more about our current accreditations and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here, including our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Why our colleagues love working here

• Flexible working opportunities and leading parental leave initiatives
• Generous annual leave days including bank holidays)
• Competitive pension contributions
• A genuine dedication to supporting the health and wellbeing of all colleagues - see initiatives here
• Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do

How we can help

If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch with us at You can request reasonable adjustments within your application or by contacting us. You can also choose to be considered under our Disability Confident Scheme and find out here how this is managed during our recruitment and onboarding process.

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK. Further details can be found on the Home Office website - If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements -

Further information

For informal enquiries please contact Ben Trotman