finance associate Bloomsbury, England
Job description
Full-time
Permanent
£28,567 - £33,782 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 31 July 2023
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Department in a world renowned setting and the most popular tourist attraction in the UK. As the Finance Officer: Data Analysis you would be responsible for ensuring financial data from third parties and other business systems is accurately loaded into the financial systems on a timely basis, including ecommerce and banking data. You would ensure the service provided to Museum departments is of a high standard.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Maintain a good understanding of financial systems and of the internal and external data flows and transactions that affect all the Museum’s financial systems
- Maintain an understanding of other business systems that interact with the Museum’s financial systems
- Review interface results, identify and correct errors and inconsistencies and ensure all intercompany transactions are made on a timely basis
- Problem solve by defining issues in collaboration with stakeholders; preparing and evaluating alternative solutions; and recommending efficient and effective courses of action
- Maintain and update detailed system process notes
- Develop project plans and successfully deliver improvement projects to agreed timetable
- Review and authorise journals, reconciliations and other analysis prepared by team members
- Perform the month end close function, including reconciliations of sub ledgers
- Performing reconciliations as directed
- Liaising with management accounts team to ensure financial data is timely and accurate and issues are identified, followed up and resolved
- Working across the finance team to provide best practice accounting, processing and reporting services to all Museum staff
Person Specification:
To undertake this role you will need to be degree educated (or equivalent) and have relevant experience working in a Finance department. This should include a basic knowledge of accounting principles and procedures as well as a comprehensive understanding of e-commerce and systems controls. You should have proven experience of understanding system interfaces and have experience of new system implementation.
You will have experience of maintaining consistency and accuracy in processing a high volume of transactions and the ability to identify, investigate and resolve discrepancies.
Experience of managing and/ or training a member of staff would be desirable.
We are looking for candidates progressing towards, or have obtained, an accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent) with a high level of PC literacy including excellent data input and spreadsheet skills.
You should have experience of operating at least one accounting package.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. With over 6 million visitors in 2018, the Museum is the top visitor attraction in the UK, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.
The Museum is an equal opportunity employer, supports a diverse workplace and offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Membership of the civil service pension scheme
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Professional & personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated fairly because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
We are also currently piloting a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage and how flexible working could work for you.
The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
