Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable (3 Posts)

Location: Joseph Priestley Building
Salary: £21,712 to £23,600 per annum Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 19 January 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 012021-04
Please note: this job is only available to current employees of the university

This is an exciting time to join a successful Finance team at Birmingham City University as one of our Finance Assistants. The role offers an opportunity to work within a busy Financial Operations team and add value to the Payables or Treasury functions.

Based at our City Centre campus but working from home during these difficult times, these roles are reporting to the team leader of each respective team. You will be providing operational and transactional support to finance staff, the wider University community and more importantly - our customers and suppliers.

As a Finance Assistant you will be responsible for the accurate and efficient recording of transactions in line with agreed transactional KPI's.

You will also support the delivery of a quality and timely customer service for the users of the Financial Operations service.

You will be responsible for the resolution and response to queries and issues presented by finance colleagues, University staff and key external stakeholders in a timely and customer-focused manner and you will provide support for the accurate and timely delivery of Finance month-end activities including preparation of nominal account reconciliations for review.

• You put customer service at the core of your working life.
• You will question a failing process and look to improve it.
• You are looking to study towards AAT or equivalent vocational qualification.
• You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy equivalent to GCSE English and Maths.
• You will have 12 months experience within a Finance and/or customer service environment.
• You will have excellent IT skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office.
• You will have knowledge and experience of financial administration procedures and systems.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You must be able to demonstrate an organised approach to work and an ability to prioritise different tasks.

Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to work and study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success.

Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.