Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Place of Work: The Student Centre (University of York) / hybrid working options available

Hours of Work: 35 hours a week. Flexible working available

Contract Type: Full time permanent contract

Salary: £23,735 - £26,100 per annum (dependent upon experience)

Closing date: Sunday 14th May 5pm

Interviews to be held through Monday 22nd - Wednesday 24th May . In person or online interviews available.

Here at YUSU (York University Students Union), we have an exciting job opportunity for someone to join our Finance team as the Finance Assistant.

About the Role:

Are you looking for a finance role to help further your existing finance career, working with a flexible working employer? YUSU is looking for a capable and ambitious finance enthusiast with a keen interest in the Student Union and an interest in a role within administration and finance to help improve student experience. The right applicant will be in post as a Finance Assistant as soon as possible.

You will have great organisational, communication and problem solving skills, with a keen eye for attention to detail, as well as experience of working in a team and supporting others at all levels. You should also be confident at using accounting software packages, G Suite and Microsoft Office packages, including using formulae and other excel functions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the purchase ledger including matching invoices to orders and delivery notes, obtaining authorisation for payment, accurate coding for VAT purposes and inputting to accounts. Ensuring payments are made in accordance with the terms of supply, preparing weekly bacs runs and allocating payments. Reconciling all supplier statements including supply chain, chasing invoices and requesting copies where required and liaising with suppliers and budget holders to resolve queries. Receipt, reconciliation and input of commercial bar returns, posting and reconciling commercial income, maintaining, recording and reconciling the catering agreement between Charity and Commercial Services Ltd. Particular attention to ensure that correct VAT reporting and audit processes are adhered to. The post holder will also be involved in placing orders, petty cash, providing cash floats and a wide range of additional finance tasks undertaken by the finance team, including cover for other finance team members.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the role of the Finance Assistant.

Working at YUSU:

At YUSU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview.

• A full time working week is 35 hours
• You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• We offer flexible & hybrid working options
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• There are paid volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes and other salary sacrifice options
• We offer a pension scheme with Aegon
• You have the chance to shape the student experience for the better

YUSU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £23,735.00-£26,100.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in York, YO10 5DD