Administration and Finance Assistant

TN United Kingdom; York; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Administration and Finance Assistant to support financial management in a leading digital archive. This role involves providing crucial financial and administrative assistance, including processing invoices, managing budgets, and supporting various research projects. The ideal candidate will have a background in financial processing within large organizations and be proficient in digital tools like Google applications and Microsoft Office. Join a collaborative team dedicated to preserving the UK's national heritage and make a significant impact in the archaeology and heritage science sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial processing within a large organization.
• Familiarity with large financial systems such as Agresso.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and administrative support for various research projects.
• Act as a point of contact for financial queries and process invoices.

Skills

Financial Processing

Data Analysis

Google Applications

Microsoft Office

Effective Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Agresso

Job description

Administration and Finance Assistant, York

Client: University of York

Location: York, United Kingdom

Job Category: Finance

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 905476c0647d

Job Views: 13

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description:

Role

This role plays a crucial part in ensuring sound financial management and good practice in a world-leading digital archive for the UK’s national heritage sector. The postholder will work alongside the existing ADS User Support and Finance Assistant to provide additional financial and administrative support for the Archaeology Data and Heritage Science Data Services, as well as for various European Commission funded research projects. Responsibilities include acting as a point of contact for financial queries, raising purchase orders, processing invoices, payments, expenses, casual payroll, monitoring partner spend, and preparing timesheets for research expenditure reporting. The role involves working with the HSDS Service Manager to deliver a programme of cascading grants and monitoring financial spend by partners.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications Needed

The ideal candidate will have experience in financial processing within a large organization, with familiarity with large financial systems such as Agresso being desirable. They should be able to accurately record, analyze, interpret, and report data, and proficient in digital technologies including Google applications and Microsoft Office. Effective verbal and written communication skills, organizational abilities, and a collaborative approach are essential. Knowledge of the UK archaeology and heritage science sectors, as well as experience working in Higher Education, are also desirable.