Accounts Assistant

2 weeks ago


Chichester, United Kingdom University of Chichester Full time

**Salary**

£26,338 to £27,644 per annum

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full-time

**Package**

Local Government Pension Scheme

**Job category/type**

Professional Services

**Date posted**

22/05/2025

**Job reference**

RQ0000002014

About this role

We are currently seeking a full time Accounts Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team based at our Chichester campus. The successful post holder will provide efficient, effective and professional account support for both the Accounts Payable and Receivables functions. Duties will include processing purchase invoices, helping prepare a weekly BACS payment file, arranging payment of currency invoices, processing purchase card statements, responding to supplier queries, cashier service, processing sales invoices and debt collection.

About you

You will be self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised, under pressure and use your own initiative; you should be a pro-active team player who brings an enthusiastic, flexible and helpful attitude to work. Good all-round experience of working in an Accounts payable and/or Receivables is essential within an environment requiring high levels of organisation and accuracy.

About the team

You’ll be joining a highly professional and committed community and work within a small, friendly finance team.

In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:

- Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers’ Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
- A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
- There’s also a free on-site gym; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.

**Closing Date: Monday 09 June 2025 (at midnight)**

**Interview Date: Tuesday 17 June 2025**

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