Finance Administrator - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - The Open University UK

The Open University UK
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Unit:
Finance


Salary:
£26,642 - £28,131


Location:
Milton Keynes


Please quote reference: 20863

Fixed Term contract (12 months), Full time


Closing Date: 4 May, :00


Change your career, change lives


The Open University is the UK's largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.


The role


This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy team who manage the research project portfolio within the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) faculty.

As part of Finance and Business Services the role supports the team to provide high quality financial services to university managers.


The role supports the management of over 150 research projects and involves: the set-up of projects on SAP; allocation and updating budgets; monitoring expenditure against budget, completing reconciliations, and reporting of expenditure, producing claims and final statements and raising invoices to funders and/or customers where required.


The role requires an analytical mind with an attention to detail to ensure accurate claims are submitted in line with funders terms and conditions.


This is a fixed term contract for 12 months which will have a site-based contract although currently the OU are working a hybrid model.


Skills and experience

  • AAT Intermediate, with evidence of exam success.
  • Recent, relevant experience of working in a financial accounting environment.
  • Experience of costing /budgeting / forecasting.
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (creating spreadsheets and charts and using financial Excel functions).
  • Strong analytical skills with a good understanding of bookkeeping and double entry.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels.
  • Previous experience of using SAP or similar financial systems is desirable.
The full summary of duties and person specification can be found within the Job Description attached below.


What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term.

Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.


How to apply
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: , quoting the vacancy reference above.

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CV:

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Personal statement, _up to 1,000 words_
, you should set out in your statement why you're interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.
Closing date: 4 May pm (noon)


We offer a range of inclusive employment policies which include family and carer friendly flexible working arrangements and have many supportive staff networks and wellbeing services. We also endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity. Our Staff Benefits** page under Employment provides further links and information.
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