ECS Finance Administrator

University of Leicester; Leicester; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary package

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

University of Leicester is seeking two Finance Administrators to join the Estates and Campus Services Support Services team. You will provide a responsive financial administration service, handling invoices, PO processing, reconciliations, and month-end tasks while maintaining records and supporting reporting.

Ideal candidates will have strong numerical skills, experience with SAP, and a collaborative, customer-focused approach within a higher education setting.

Qualifications

• You will be well-organised and collaborative with strong numerical skills and a careful, methodical approach.
• You will be confident working with financial information, entering data accurately and reconciling figures across systems.
• Experience in a higher education environment and as part of a multidisciplinary team is preferred; SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Processing invoices and purchase orders.
• Managing accounts receivable and supporting debt collection.
• Reconciling financial information across multiple systems.
• Assisting with month-end and year-end activities.
• Maintaining finance and procurement records and departmental financial provisions.
• Supporting colleagues with general finance administration and reporting requirements.
• Responding to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.

Connaissances

Numerical skills

Microsoft Office

Data entry accuracy

SAP knowledge

Customer service

Formation

AAT or equivalent finance qualification

Higher education environment experience

Outils

SAP financial system

Accounting software

Excel

Description du poste

About the role

Previous applicants need not apply.

We are looking for two Finance Administrators to join our Estates and Campus Services Support Services team. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the division, you will provide a responsive and accurate financial administration service supporting a diverse range of University activities.

Your responsibilities will include processing invoices and purchase orders, managing accounts receivable and supporting debt collection, reconciling financial information across multiple systems, and assisting with month-end and year-end activities. You will also maintain finance and procurement records, manage departmental financial provisions, and support colleagues with general finance administration and reporting requirements.

This is a varied role in which you will manage competing priorities, respond to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, and ensure that work is completed accurately and in line with University policies, procedures and key financial deadlines. The role offers the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting departments responsible for significant financial activity across Estates and Campus Services.

About you

You will be a well-organised and collaborative administrator with strong numerical skills and a careful, methodical approach to your work. You will be confident working with financial information, entering data accurately and reconciling figures across different systems.

With experience of working in a higher education environment and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be comfortable managing several tasks at once and prioritising your workload to meet important deadlines. You will be proficient in Microsoft Office and able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.

You will bring excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, sound judgement and a professional, positive approach. Experience in a finance or administrative role, knowledge of SAP financial systems, or an AAT or similar finance qualification would be advantageous.

Additional information

For more information about the role please contact : Anne-Marie Bond on [e-mail], or Vickie Boulter on [e-mail]

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

• We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.