Finance Administrator

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London is looking for a Finance Administrator to join us on a full-time, fixed-term basis for 6 months. The post-holder will have the flexibility to manage all aspects of financial administration and provide support to designated areas. The role will also involve effectively handling finance queries and offering support to the Finance Business Partner, senior staff where necessary, and relevant UAL stakeholders.

About you

The successful candidate will have significant experience in financial administration and be proficient in Finance Management Information Systems, desirably Agresso. We seek a candidate with a GCSE level education or equivalent, preferably holding a degree or relevant finance qualification, which is desirable.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, proficiency in IT including MS Office, email, and internet, and the ability to deliver basic training. We value team players who show initiative and creativity in problem-solving.

Experience is required in the following areas:
– Accurate raising and monitoring of purchase orders within agreed timescales.
– Processing of purchase invoices to meet payment dates and raising sales invoices and credit notes promptly.
– Setting up new suppliers and customers in our Finance system following university guidelines.
– Accurate processing of sundry/manual payments and receipt journals.
– Effective handling of queries from staff and suppliers about Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and other financial aspects.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Hazel Bailey, Resourcing Adviser via email at PSOstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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