Finance Administrator

UCL AI Centre; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in London is hiring a Finance Administrator to manage financial transactions and support staff and students in a high-quality service. The role requires good communication skills, substantial administrative experience, and ability to relate to various stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary, extensive holiday, and additional benefits, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Substantial administrative experience in a busy office environment.
• Ability to adapt and learn new systems.
• Liaise with a variety of people in a financial context.

Responsibilities

• Administer financial transactions using MyFinance and other systems.
• Ensure high quality and timely service to staff and students.
• Act as first point of contact for all financial queries.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability

Administrative Skills

Education

GCSE level education

Job description

Ref Number B04-06172 Professional Expertise Finance Department UCL BEAMS (B04) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £35,930-£41,255 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 19-Jun-2025

About Us

UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from molecular scale to complex systems.

About The Role

This position will specialise in administering financial transactions using MyFinance, MyHR, Axiom and other financial systems. The post holder will ensure a high quality and timely service to staff, students and others internal and external to the Department. The post holder will adhere to UCL’s financial regulations, and may assist in providing figures and statistics as requested by their Line Manager, and other members of the department. The post holder will act as first point of contact for all financial queries, and will provide occasional cover in the absence of colleagues.

Salary is £35,930 - £41,255 per annum inclusive of London allowance.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About You

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education to GCSE level and bring substantial administrative experience in a busy office environment with good communication and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will have ability to adapt and learn new systems, liaise with a variety of people and relate to staff and students in a financial context.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
  
  

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact [e-mail].

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact [e-mail].

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Available documents

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• download: Finance Administrator JD PS_David Alabaster.docx