College Accountant
- Recruiter
- Adzuna
- Location
- Oxford, UK
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 08 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 02 Feb 2021
- Ref
- 1869234868
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Education and training
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
The Queen's College is one of the oldest colleges in the University of Oxford and is conveniently and prominently situated on Oxford's High Street. Its membership comprises around 330 undergraduates, 160 graduates, and around 45 Fellows. In addition to rooms for students and Fellows, the College maintains extensive library facilities, seminar and meeting rooms, music rooms, common rooms, and many other facilities to support its academic and cultural life. The past decade has witnessed a very substantial programme of refurbishment and construction, including the building of a new kitchen and a new auditorium on the main site, and a new underground extension to the Library; further projects, many arising from a recently commissioned masterplan, are envisaged.
The College Accountant is a senior staff position and will be responsible for all aspects of the College's accounting function and its Bursary. The College Accountant will report to the Bursar, who is the Chief Financial Officer of the College and responsible for overall financial management. The College has a large endowment, comprising agricultural and commercial properties and equity fund investments; an important part of the role is to support the Bursar in administrative and management matters arising from the investments (including the invoicing and collection of commercial rents) and performance reporting. The College Accountant will also work closely with several other Fellows and staff, including in particular the Domestic Bursar (who takes responsibility for accommodation, catering, and other domestic matters) and the Senior Tutor (who leads on academic matters).
The role of College Accountant thus mixes hands-on accounting and financial management with more strategic tasks. The appointed candidate will need to be in a position to manage a complex payroll, file VAT returns, prepare accounts under the Charities SORP, and assist the Bursar in all aspects of the management of the College's finances. The College Accountant is supported in these tasks by the Bursary staff, which currently comprises three experienced Accounts Assistants (payroll/sales ledger, fees/batells/donations, purchase ledger/cash). The post requires someone who is at ease dealing with personnel from every aspect of the College's activities, who is able to understand a complex and multi-faceted organisation, who has the highest professional and ethical standards, and who knows when to take the initiative to improve the College's internal financial reporting. In particular, a significant task for the appointed candidate will be to develop the College's management accounting into more informative and regular reports to heads of relevant departments.
Interested? Don't hesitate! Go to the "Apply now" section to download our application form
The College Accountant is a senior staff position and will be responsible for all aspects of the College's accounting function and its Bursary. The College Accountant will report to the Bursar, who is the Chief Financial Officer of the College and responsible for overall financial management. The College has a large endowment, comprising agricultural and commercial properties and equity fund investments; an important part of the role is to support the Bursar in administrative and management matters arising from the investments (including the invoicing and collection of commercial rents) and performance reporting. The College Accountant will also work closely with several other Fellows and staff, including in particular the Domestic Bursar (who takes responsibility for accommodation, catering, and other domestic matters) and the Senior Tutor (who leads on academic matters).
The role of College Accountant thus mixes hands-on accounting and financial management with more strategic tasks. The appointed candidate will need to be in a position to manage a complex payroll, file VAT returns, prepare accounts under the Charities SORP, and assist the Bursar in all aspects of the management of the College's finances. The College Accountant is supported in these tasks by the Bursary staff, which currently comprises three experienced Accounts Assistants (payroll/sales ledger, fees/batells/donations, purchase ledger/cash). The post requires someone who is at ease dealing with personnel from every aspect of the College's activities, who is able to understand a complex and multi-faceted organisation, who has the highest professional and ethical standards, and who knows when to take the initiative to improve the College's internal financial reporting. In particular, a significant task for the appointed candidate will be to develop the College's management accounting into more informative and regular reports to heads of relevant departments.
Interested? Don't hesitate! Go to the "Apply now" section to download our application form