Funding Assistant

Nottingham Trent University; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Funding Assistant to join its Finance Team. The role involves providing front-line advice and guidance regarding student financial accounts, ensuring data integrity, processing receipts, and raising invoices. Candidates should possess a good knowledge of accounting systems and demonstrate excellent customer service skills. The position offers hybrid working options, flexible patterns, and generous annual leave, making it an attractive opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

25 - 30 days annual leave

Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan

Health and wellbeing services

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ideally a good knowledge of computerised accounting systems.
• Experience raising invoices and processing cash receipts.
• Strong customer service focus is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to students and staff.
• Ensure integrity of fee and student data.
• Process Student Loan Company receipts and raise invoices.
• Handle student queries regarding loan finance.

Skills

Knowledge of computerised accounting systems

Experience in raising invoices

Customer service experience

Organisational skills

Solution-focused approach

Job description

NTU Finance are pleased to advertise an exciting opportunityfor the role of Funding Assistant. Working within our Finance Team, you will provide specialist front-line advice and guidance to students, staff and stakeholders of the University. The role will predominantly be ensuring the integrity of fee and student data, ensuring student financial accounts are correct, processing Student Loan Company receipts, raising invoices and credit notes and supporting students with queries about their student loan finance. You will have ideally have a good knowledge of computerised accounting systems, experience of raising invoices and processing cash receipts on Sales Ledger systems, an awareness of Sales ledger function and procedures and experience of providing excellent customer service. If you re highly organised, solution-focused and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real. For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll consider applications if you don't meet each of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we're focused on finding the right person for the role.

Nottingham Trent University is a successful and ambitious university that is recognised for its innovation and inclusivity and being bold enough to do things differently. Our Finance team plays a critical role in supporting NTU's long-term financial sustainability. From managing financial records and transactions to identifying risks and developing financial strategies, our team oversees the health, transparency and effectiveness of NTU's resources. As a member of our team, you'll contribute to the financial stability and success of NTU. Join us and gain valuable experience in handling complex financial matters, collaborating with diverse stakeholders and making a meaningful impact on the work of the university.

• Hybrid working - we offer a mixture of office working and working from home.
• Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
• 25 - 30 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata. (FTE)
• Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
• Range of health and wellbeing services, including a Health Cash Plan, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
• Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
• And a whole lot moreFind out more about the range of benefits we offer