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Finance Operations Officer - Reading, United Kingdom - UPP Ltd

UPP Ltd

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Reading, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We truly care about the experience of our residents and invite you to join our friendly and passionate team to help make a positive difference to students living away from home in our accommodation.

Here at UPP we have a great opportunity for a Finance Operations Officer to join our onsite team at Reading.

Reporting to the Residences Director you will be part of a team of over 160 people working to deliver the full range of services to students occupying our 5000 beds across the site.

You will work closely with the university and our corporate finance team on a range of activities including rents, recharges, deposits and supporting site teams with their budget process.

The Finance Operations Officer will be accountable for managing two key strands:

The rent income and head/under lease outgoing to University of Reading (UoR)
The financial management of services and FM contracts under UPP Residential Services Ltd (URSL)

This will be delivered in conjunction with the site operational and management team, and our head office support teams. This is a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some flexibility for hybrid working. Salary is up to £45k per annum, dependant on experience.

Role responsibilities will include:

Ensure robust financial processes and controls are implemented / operated at site level and in conjunction with central finance processes and protocols
Support the annual rent review in line with financial model and update systems accordingly
Track occupancy and work with Accommodation Services to ensure all voids are captured and reported
Coordinate and assist with the annual budget setting cycle.
Monitor the delivery of Cost Transformation and Revenue Transformation targets reporting progress
Agree and raise charges for the above with the University and ensure all income is received and reconciled
Deliver regular reporting to our onsite teams and the university

We are looking for you to have significant experience working in a finance function requiring interaction with operational teams, a good broad understanding of an operational finance function and in depth business systems knowledge.

You will already have detailed working knowledge of Excel spread sheets, be proficient in MS Office and have experience of using financial systems.

You will be organised and able to meet multiple deadlines, with great communication skills and the passion to always to a great job across all elements of the role.

Please note:
Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd July 2023 onsite at the University of Reading.

What we offer:

In return, we are offering a fun and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, training, two paid volunteering days each year, cycle to work scheme, store discounts, as well as discounts from a variety of top retailers, restaurants gyms and more.

Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect are our core values. These outline what is important to our business and our people.

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