SWAC Accounts Assistant Bristol, England
Job description
Salary: Grade 7 £25,244 - £27,585 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time, 22.5hrs per week
Location: South Bristol Skills Academy (SBSA), The Boulevard, Hengrove Park, Bristol, BS14 0DB
There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, with recent investment in our already outstanding teaching facilities the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students. We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Accounts Assistant.
Our Benefits:
- A generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays and 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families.
- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 17.3 %
- Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site
- Family-friendly policies including flexible working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave and job share
- Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories
- Cycle to work scheme
- A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan
- Plus a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.
About the role:
The post predominately works on our subsidiary the South West Apprenticeship Company, but is situated in our busy and friendly Finance team at our offices in Hengrove. Day to day activity will include accounts payable & accounts receivable work, Bank reconciliations and journals.
The role will also be involved in the production of Management Accounts, VAT returns, Audit and Statutory accounts.
You will be proactive, methodical with the ability to plan your workload to achieve deadlines and be able to work autonomously once trained.
You must be an enthusiastic and personable self-starter with a keen eye for detail, a high standard of accuracy within your work and the ability to plan your workload to achieve deadlines. You should also be comfortable using - or be keen to learn – accountancy software such as Sage and Aptos. A good working knowledge of Excel and Outlook are important as these are used daily.
You will also be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally.
Contact us:
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Jenny Exon on 0117 3125529 who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail.
About us:
At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting. We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life. With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support.
City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.
Closing date: Friday 21st July 2023
Interview date: Wednesday 26th July 2023
