West Suffolk College Hiring for Finance Assistant Job at United Kingdom Full Time

Finance Assistant – College Fund

West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds

37 hours per week, Permanent

Salary: £18,417 – £20,550

West Suffolk College are looking to appoint an organised, customer-oriented Finance Assistant to join us, to provide supervision of College Fund accounts. This varied role will include bursary administration, assisting in maintaining and reconciling the Fixed Asset register, processing BACS and online bank payments, assisting with the preparation of month end accounts, and supporting the Management Accountant.

With strong mathematical and communication skills, the successful candidate will ideally have an NVQ Level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in Business and/or Finance, or the equivalent experience, sound knowledge of general accounting procedures and strong accuracy and attention to detail. A pure finance background is not essential for this position; applications are welcomed from candidates with banking / strong administrative experience.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be emailed to [email protected] – if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: Friday 29th November 2021

Interviews: Tuesday 7th December 2021

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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