Finance Assistant

Salary: Grade 3 (£19,578 - £20,761 p.a. pro rata depending on experience)

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.

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 organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate work under pressure? Do you have strong communication skills and enjoy working with people?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

As a member of the Faculty Finance team, you will contribute to the provision of an effective and efficient financial support service to staff, students and visitors across the Faculty. You will be required to handle large volumes of work whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy. You will have particular responsibility for processing expense claims, maintaining finance templates and spreadsheets, general filing duties and providing advice and guidance in line with the University’s policies and procedures.

You will need to work closely with colleagues in the Faculty’s constituent Schools, Centres and Institutes as well as those in Corporate Services. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will have the ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of people.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• 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, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Ed Clarke, Assistant Accountant – Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Cultures

Email: E.Clarke1@leeds.ac.uk