Finance Assistant

3 days ago

University of York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

**Department**

The role is part of the Finance Department but is embedded within the department of Environment and Geography. The post thus benefits from professional support within Finance whilst also working closely with the Environment departments researchers and educators. The finance team currently consists of a finance assistant and a Management Accountant. The team supports the finance aspects of the teaching, research, and other activities of the department, working particularly closely with grant holders and research students. This role is vital in ensuring compliance with financial regulations and keeping correct records for external funders.

**Role**

You will act as the first point of contact for a range of financial queries and leading on a number of transactional duties such as the processing of invoices, payments, expenses and casual payroll. You will have a crucial part to play in driving efficiency by identifying good practice in departments and harmonising processes across the Faculty.

The appointment will suit a person who has practical accounting experience as part of a finance team, delivering front-line finance support to colleagues. You will liaise with a number of service areas across the University so you should be an active communicator with a flexible, ‘can do’ approach.

You will be able to work effectively both as part of a team and independently. In addition, you will be friendly and enthusiastic, with the flexibility to prioritise a varied workload and maintain a customer-service focus.

**Skills, Experience & Qualification needed**
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths or equivalent
- Thorough knowledge of administrative processes and procedures in a busy office environment within a large organisation
- Sound understanding of financial processes and procedures, including accruals and prepayments
- Ability to handle day-to-day financial processes independently
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a range of people from budget holders, credit card companies, the central Finance team, external suppliers and colleagues with financial queries
- Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining good quality work
- Good IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office suite and Google Apps
- Able to work effectively as part of a team and independently
- Ability to manage own workload with minimum supervision
- Experience of financial processing in a large organisation
- Committed to personal/professional development, including being keen to learn new skills, improve processes and adapt to new systems and processes
- Motivated and proactive with a willingness to take ownership of actions

**Interview date**: To be confirmed

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