Finance Systems Administrator (Maternity Cover)

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Systems Administrator to cover maternity leave. In this critical role, you will support and administer finance systems, ensuring data accuracy and user satisfaction. Your expertise in finance systems like Oracle, Agresso, or SAP will be invaluable as you tackle diverse challenges and contribute to system improvements. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic environment while enjoying a competitive salary and generous benefits. Join a team dedicated to innovation and excellence in finance operations.

Benefits

Generous annual leave (23-27 days)

Employee assistance programme

Leading pension schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace nursery

Training and career opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with finance systems and user support.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide user support and resolve finance system issues.
• Perform system maintenance and administration tasks.

Skills

Finance Systems

Problem-Solving

IT Skills

Excel

Customer Service

Tools

Oracle

Agresso

SAP

Job description

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This is a 12-month fixed-term post to cover Maternity leave based at the Oxford Road campus of the University of Manchester.

Are you ready to showcase your skills in finance systems and make a real impact? Join us as a Finance Systems Administrator, where you'll tackle diverse challenges, support critical operations, and contribute to the smooth running of our finance systems.

This is a technical role, focused on the support and administration of finance systems — not a clerical or secretarial position. You'll support system users, maintain data accuracy, and play a key role in system improvements.

If you have experience with finance systems, enjoy problem-solving, and are confident working with complex platforms (such as Oracle, Agresso, SAP, or similar), we’d love to hear from you.

The role

As Finance Systems Administrator reporting to the Finance Systems Manager, you will:

• Provide user support and resolve finance system issues, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, monitoring and escalation while ensuring compliance with SLAs.
• Possess strong IT, Excel and analytical skills, demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills and the ability to deliver a high-quality and professional service, maintaining good working relationships
• Assist with ad hoc reporting, large data extracts, and periodic reports, including PI and budget holder statements, to support business needs.
• Perform system maintenance and administration tasks, including configuration, reconciliation, period/year-end processes and access management.
• Support system testing activities, including planning, coordinating testers, managing the test script library, liaising with IT and business teams, ensuring adherence to test plans, assisting with defect management, and performing system administration testing.
• Support finance systems projects and governance groups, provide administrative assistance, and collaborate on maintaining and improving process maps and documentation.
  
  
  

About Finance Systems

The Finance Systems team sits within the Directorate of Finance and is responsible for maintaining the Oracle Financials application, along with a number of other finance and reporting packages.

Primary responsibilities of the team include providing systems support to users, overseeing systems processes at month end, responding to requests and issues as they arise, report development and distribution, ensuring systems-based control and reconciliation processes are in place and well managed, and supporting the continuous improvement of finance systems and processes.

The Team

The Directorate of Finance comprises approx. 240 employees spread across 8 different teams managing a variety of finance activities. Finance Systems is a small (5-10 person) team forming part of Financial Services (Central Finance), working closely alongside the areas of Financial Control, Corporate Finance, Tax, and Finance Operations.

Our mission is to be experts in the systems we maintain and the environment in which we operate, providing exceptional guidance, support and insight to all users and working collaboratively with IT partners to deliver modern, innovative solutions to meet the needs of the Directorate and the University as a whole.

What You Can Expect In Return

As well as a competitive salary, and working for an internationally recognised University:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 23-27 days (increases with length of continuous service)
• Additional closure days between Christmas and New Year on top of annual leave entitlement
• Access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, supporting your physical, mental, and financial health and legal advice
• Leading pensions schemes, travel season tickets loans, cycle to work scheme, workplace nursery, staff networking groups discounts for all the family to enjoy and so much more.
• Training, career opportunities, and continuous professional development.
• Find out more about all the benefits of working at the University of Manchester here
  
  
  

Selection Arrangements

Interviews will be in person at the University of Manchester’s Oxford Road Campus. We ask candidates to use the relevant section of the application form to inform us of any dates they are unavailable for interview, so that these can be taken into consideration for the interview arrangements.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Andy Tickle (Finance Systems Manager)

Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries:

Email: [e-mail]

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Job Description document which contains the person specification criteria

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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