Finance Officer - Treasury (Part-Time, Maternity Cover)

Leeds City College; Leeds; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Leeds is seeking a part-time finance administrator to provide a responsive, customer-focused financial service. Responsibilities include processing payment files, reconciling accounts, and supporting finance operations. The ideal candidate should have experience with financial data systems, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. This is a maternity cover position with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with Agresso Business World or similar systems.
• Familiarity with sensitive data and related guidelines.
• Ability to present and analyse financial data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and process payment files accurately and timely.
• Reconcile accounts receivable transactions and receipts.
• Support finance staff with training on cash handling.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Agresso Business World

Finance data systems

Job description

About The Role

Part-time, Fixed-Term contract (Maternity Cover)

18.5 hours per week ( to cover Monday - Wednesday)

Actual salary for 18.5 hours - £12,527 with progression to £12,843

The post holder will provide a customer-focused, responsive, and quality administrative service whilst ensuring efficient, accurate and timely processing of accounts receivable transactions. The post holder will work in the Luminate Education Group finance team, providing a shared service across the group. The post holder will, at all times, comply with Luminate Education Group financial regulations and procedures and maintain a proactive and diligent approach to fraud awareness.

Please apply as soon as possible as the role may close before the advertised closing date.

What You Will Do

• Monitor payment files for processing to ensure they are received in a timely manner, complete, appropriately authorised, and reconcile to supporting evidence.
• Process payment files in the appropriate software (e.g. BACS software or online banking) in a timely and accurate manner.
• Responsible for accurately processing and reconciling all group receipts and payments including posting to the finance system, including income from PDQ machines and dealing with any queries relating to that receipt.
• Support the Senior Finance Officer with regular training and guidance to those involved with cash handling.
• Monitoring and processing cash advances and petty cash, ensuring all receipts and cash are returned to the College within agreed timescales in accordance with College policies and procedures.
• Maintain a register of PDQ machines and monitor the distribution and use of those machines in accordance with college policies and procedures.
  
  

About You

• Previous experience of working with Agresso Business World (web version) or similar Finance data systems.
• Used to working with sensitive data and the guidelines that support it.
• Analytical with the ability to present and analyse data.
• Work accurately, with attention to detail.
• A strong communicator – both written and verbal.
• Used to organising your own time and also working to set deadlines.
• Flexible with the ability to juggle tasks to meet changing priorities.
• Familiar with Financial Operations desirable.
  
  

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual Leave

Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays

Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

People’s Pension Scheme

CPD Opportunities

Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.

Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.