Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Location: Cambridge, St Edmunds College

Contract type: Permanent, 4 days per week, 30 hours per week

Are you a Finance Assistant looking for your next step within a supportive and friendly organisation?

St Edmund's College is seeking someone to support our Management Accountant to grow and harness the business partnering model, and to work collaboratively with the whole Finance team.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of running the Purchase Ledger.
• Taking ownership of Purchase Ledger email Inbox, receiving invoices and sending them for approval, and solving any queries.
• Inputting all approved invoices into the accounting system using correct supplier and nominal codes, including staff expenses, credit card payments and some student related expenses.
• College Bar: Banks statements, invoices and expenses.
• Preparing supplier and other regular and ad hoc payments, including awards.
• Communicating with budget holders for approvals and other reporting.
• Assisting the Management Accountant with cost analysis and control.
• Providing detailed analysis of costs as directed by the Management Accountant or College Accountant.
• Prepare invoices for Conference & External Events and collaborate with the Conference & Events Team regarding credit control in this area.
• Recording of all transactions into the appropriate system.
• Ensure that approvals and processes are documented.
• Providing cover for other members of staff within the Finance team.
• Collect and distribute small amounts of post.
• Complete ad hoc tasks as required.

What we need

The successful candidate will have the ability to clearly communicate to all stakeholders.

They will be proactive in their approach and will work methodically and to a high degree of accuracy and numeracy.

The successful candidate will proudly advocate the College values – Open-minded, Integrity, Inclusivity.

The successful candidate must have:

• Experience within a similar role, within a complex environment
• GCSEs or equivalent/ relevant experience
• Knowledge and understanding of financial management systems and procedures, including accounting, cost centre management, payments, income, and banking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent organisational skills, and be comfortable working to strict deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of the Finance Team, to adapt and seek out process improvements
• Problem-solving and investigative skills

If you feel that you fit most but not all of the above criteria, we would still love to hear from you.

As well as a great salary and friendly team you will also receive:

• Working daily allowance for food and drinks*
• Free car parking (where available)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Generous pension contributions
• Discounts at restaurants, shops & more
• Outdoor gym
• Death in service
• Access to LinkedIn Learning & Business Disability Forum

About St Edmund's College

St Edmund's College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Our vibrant student body is made up of around 420 post-graduates and 130 mature undergraduates. With over 260 senior members – academics working at the cutting edge of their field or eminent members of their profession – and around 70 staff, you will be joining a dynamic and growing College with an ambitious vision for our role in shaping the future of higher education and collaborative research.

The maturity of our community means that we have earned a reputation as the friendly college. Relaxed, non-hierarchical and diverse, we pride ourselves on being a place in Cambridge where people of all backgrounds are welcomed, will feel at home and can flourish. Therefore, we welcome all candidates regardless of their demographic characteristics such as gender, race, disability, neurodiversity, religion, age, sex & sexual identity to apply for our opportunities.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person