Finance Administrator – University Estates & Campus Services

University of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Numerical skills

Microsoft Office

Data entry accuracy

SAP knowledge

Customer service

Education

AAT or equivalent finance qualification

Higher education environment experience

Tools

SAP financial system

Accounting software

Excel

Job description

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.