Finance Administrator (Corporate Accounting Services) Ref: 40435 (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover)

University of Sussex; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Finance Administrator (Corporate Accounting Services) Ref: 40435 (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover)

Expiring today

Recruiter: University of Sussex

Location: Brighton, United Kingdom

Salary: Grade 4 starting at £25,733 to £29,179 per annum, pro rata if part time. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

About the role

As a Finance Administrator (Corporate Accounting Services), you will play an important role supporting the Corporate Accounting Services team in a number of key areas, such as:

• Central University budgets (CUB)
• Treasury
• Donations & Endowment
• Year End Financial Statements
• VAT

You will collaborate with our stakeholders and other colleagues across the division and the wider University to provide first-class service.

Corporate Accounting Services take pride in being an inclusive team and communicate with everyone with kindness, respect, and understanding.

About you

Ideally, you will be working towards a qualification in Accountancy and Finance or have relevant working experience. You will have the skills to manage your own workload and, at times, support other colleagues. You will communicate clearly with the team, line management, and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will possess good IT and Microsoft Excel skills and be able to use these to streamline current processes.

About our Division

The Finance Division is led by the CFO who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. We employ around 80 staff who provide high-quality financial and commercial services that support both the day-to-day running of our schools, services, and the development and delivery of the University's strategic aims.

Our staff work in partnership with academic and professional service colleagues, as well as students, to understand their priorities and needs. We maintain efficient and effective services, systems, and processes, assist in identifying and exploiting commercial and strategic opportunities, manage financial risk, and improve 'spending power' through negotiation of favorable commercial terms. We work hard to equip staff across the University with financial capability and confidence to ensure that the University makes the best use of resources for our students and research partners.

Please find further information regarding the division at Finance: University of Sussex.

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs, where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus, and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University, and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team, or a Student, it's our people that make us great, and we want you to be part of that.

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Further Key Information

Please contact Peter Chapman ([e-mail]) for informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Please be aware that any role graded below 5.3 or £30,960 per annum will not be eligible for sponsorship.