Senior Finance Administrator

QA Higher Education; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

QA Higher Education is looking for a Senior Finance Administrator to join our Finance team in a hybrid role based in Birmingham or Leeds. You’ll own the end-to-end administration of our agents’ ledger, processing commission claims and supplier payments with accuracy and in line with internal policies.

You’ll bring strong Excel skills (pivot, VLOOKUP, SUMIF), stakeholder communication and team collaboration, plus familiarity with MS Teams/Outlook/Word; Microsoft Dynamics is desirable but not

Qualifications

• Strong communication with stakeholders at different levels.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIF.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Word.
• Microsoft Dynamics experience would be desirable but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end administration of agents’ ledger and payments.
• Validate commission and bonus claims against statements and incentive schemes.
• Process agent claims and payments with appropriate authorisation.
• Respond to queries from agents, recruiters, senior managers and colleagues.
• Raise purchase orders and perform supplier reconciliations.
• Ensure internal policies and processes are followed; escalate issues as needed.
• Support project work, commercial analysis and wider finance activities.

Skills

Excel advanced

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

SUMIF

MS Teams/Outlook/Word

MS Dynamics (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

About The Role

Senior Finance Administrator

Location: Birmingham or Leeds (either considered) – hybrid working, with 2–3 days per week on site
Contract: Full-time
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you an experienced finance administrator with strong Excel skills and the confidence to manage detailed payment processes from start to finish?

We are looking for a Senior Finance Administrator to join our Finance team at QA Higher Education. You’ll take responsibility for the end-to-end administration of our agents’ ledger, ensuring commission claims and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and in line with internal policies.

What you’ll be doing

• Compiling agent commission data using a range of detailed and complex contracts.
• Validating commission and bonus claims against issued statements and active incentive schemes.
• Processing agent claims and payments, including applying the appropriate authorisation requirements.
• Responding to queries from agents, recruiters, senior managers and colleagues across the wider business.
• Raising purchase orders and completing supplier reconciliations.
• Ensuring internal policies and processes are followed, escalating issues where required.
• Supporting project work, commercial analysis and wider finance activities as needed.

What we’re looking for

• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders at different levels.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIF.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Word.
• Microsoft Dynamics experience would be desirable but is not essential.

About Us

About QA Higher Education

QA Higher Education works in partnership with universities to deliver higher education programmes to students from a wide range of backgrounds. We are passionate about widening access to higher education and creating opportunities for students to achieve their ambitions.

If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership, build strong relationships and play an important part in a busy Finance team, we’d love to hear from you.