Finance Assistant

Post Title: Finance Assistant

SBU/Department: Finance

FTE: 0.5 FTE (Working 18.5 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Salary: UH4 £24,248pa pro rata to £25,138pa pro rata with potential to progress to £27,181pa pro rata on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, University of Hertfordshire

Main duties and responsibilities

We are seeking a Finance Assistant within the devolved team who will be working with the University’s Finance Managers to produce accurate and timely management accounts, provide management information to budget holders and project managers, and complete returns for project funders. You will assist in the reporting to all external and internal customers when required, and in the preparation of Annual School Budgets and Quarterly Forecasts.

Additionally, you will be responsible for the reconciliation of various accounts and the production of sales ledger invoices.

Skills and experience required

You will be an experienced finance administrator at an appropriate level, proficient in Excel and have a good working knowledge of Word. You will be self-motivated, demonstrating good communication skills at all levels, attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. The successful candidate will maintain confidentiality when assisting with pay routines and other sensitive information and, be flexible and willing to learn and acquire new skills with a high level of personal organisation.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including Maths and English, or proven experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Emma Wigan, Finance Manager, [email protected], Alison Middleton, Senior Finance Manager (Academic), [email protected]

Closing Date: 15 February 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Reference Number: 057517

Date advert placed: 01 February 2024

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts