Finance Officer - Central Services

Salary: Grade 5 (£25,285 - £28,929 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the University campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have experience of working within a Finance Team and working with financial systems? Do you enjoy reconciling and monitoring financial data? Do you want to deliver a professional and supportive finance service?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

You will work as a member of the Central Services Finance team providing a high-quality financial support service across all central projects (internally and externally funded) and a range of professional services areas.

In this role you will assist in the delivery of effective and efficient financial support across the services. You will accurately monitor actual income and expenditure and assist with month-end reporting.

You will have relevant experience of working with financial systems and procedures and the monitoring of financial plans. You will also bring with you the experience of strong customer service ethos and excellent communication skills.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Rachel Lee, Head of Finance – Professional Services

Email: [email protected]

Further details:

• Candidate Brief