Finance Assistant

Grade 5:: £28,759 - £33,966 per annum

The Finance Officer is a key member of the Finance team within the Faculty Office, and will handle a wide range of financial administration functions. 

In the first year of appointment the distribution of duties is expected to vary according to requirements.  The Faculty expects to undertake a number of major projects in 2023-24 for which additional finance capacity will be required, and thereafter the role is expected to revert to the specific set of duties which can be found in the further particulars for the role. 

The successful applicant should have a good level of general education to GCSE standard or equivalent; relevant experience in financial administration including use of computerised financial systems; excellent numerical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail; experience of interpreting financial policies; an ability to organise their own workload and work to deadlines; and effective skills in summarising financial data for reports including use of spreadsheets. Experience of working in the field of Higher Education, experience of Oracle financial systems and progress towards a financial qualification, e.g. AAT, is desirable.

The post is permanent and full time. The postholder will be based in the Faculty of Law, St Cross Building, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 17 November 2023. You will be required to complete an application form and upload a supporting statement as part of your online application. Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 27 November 2023.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and enter vacancy ID: 168599