University of Bath Hiring for Assistant Accountant Job at Bath, England Full Time

The Department of Finance & Procurement wish to appoint an Assistant Accountant; a key role within the Commercial Finance Team. We are looking for a standout colleague seeking a varied, interactive role to apply their finance knowledge and experience!

This role includes the initial stage of producing monthly management accounts. Therefore, previous experience of producing accounts to trial balance stage would be beneficial. Competent Excel skills are also needed for reporting and data analysis. Experience of the University’s accounting system (Unit4 Business World Agresso) is desirable, but not essential, as training will be provided.

The role requires you to work both under your own initiative, and as a part of a wider team, therefore, skills in working in both of these ways will be vital. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, due to the breadth of the workload and the varied nature of the requirements of our stakeholders.

The Retail Operations team are one of the key stakeholders for Commercial Finance. Having some previous experience of working in/alongside Retail would therefore be advantageous, as would experience of stock-taking/stock-checking.

The role includes supervisory responsibility for a Finance Supervisor. Consequently, prior supervisory experience would be beneficial, though full line management training is available within the University.

This is a full-time role working 36.5 hours per week. Hybrid working is one of the many ways we recognise the importance of achieving a positive work life balance. Whilst the exact days you can work remotely will differ between teams and departments, it should provide you with greater flexibility, provided you are in the UK. Learn more about our future ways of working and explore further at interview.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Nik Kosy ([email protected]), however, please submit your application via the University website.

The Commercial Finance team is part of the University’s Finance & Procurement Department reporting to the Director of Finance. Led by the Financial Controller, it comprises of 16 staff responsible for the financial administration, support and reporting to the Department of Estates, ahs and Security.

The Team provides financial support for the core functions of Payment processing, Income collection, Payroll and internal recharging and is responsible for all financial reporting for the stakeholder group, from budget preparation to final account stage.

What we can offer you:

We are an equal opportunities employer and have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. We have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.

A family-friendly University with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements. We’re also proud to be a disability confident leader and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

We offer:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme;
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance;
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce;
• able to offer you a very generous employer contributory pension;
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.