Senior Finance Assistant

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to The Edge gym

Courses via Organisational Development

On-site childcare

Shopping discounts and travel schemes

Job summary

University of Leeds is seeking a part-qualified accountant or accounting technician to join the Faculty Finance Office. The role involves supporting the Faculty Accountants to monitor income and expenditure, analyse variances, and provide accurate financial reporting.

You will work closely with Schools, Centres and Institutes, as well as Corporate Services, in a hybrid on-campus setting. Strong IT, Excel and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant/accounting technician or qualified by experience individual to assist the Faculty Accountants in providing an effective financial support service across the Faculty.
• Experience of monitoring actual income and expenditure against budget and of preparing variance analysis.
• Excellent IT and analytical skills and the ability to use Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as a team player and to build positive working relationships with a wide range of people.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Faculty Accountants in providing an effective and efficient financial support service across the Faculty.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Faculty’s Schools, Centres and Institutes as well as Corporate Services.
• Liaise and communicate clearly with stakeholders to monitor budgets and report variances.

Skills

Communication

Team player

IT skills

Excel

Budget monitoring

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Accounting technician

Qualified by experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This role is available to current employees within the Finance Service at the University of Leeds only

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Are you a part-qualified accountant or an accounting technician or qualified by experience? Would you like to be part of a busy team providing high quality, customer-focused support to a vibrant, cross-disciplinary faculty? Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise and organise your work and to produce accurate work under pressure?

We are looking for a part qualified accountant/accounting technician or qualified by experience individual to assist the Faculty Accountants in providing an effective and efficient financial support service across the Faculty. You will be based in the Faculty Finance Office, but will need to work closely with colleagues in the Faculty’s constituent Schools, Centres and Institutes as well as those in Corporate Services.

With experience of monitoring actual income and expenditure against budget and of preparing variance analysis, you will have excellent IT and analytical skills and the ability to use Microsoft Excel. You will also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as a team player and to build positive working relationships with a wide range of people.

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!