The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is looking for a hardworking, motivated individual with good interpersonal skills to join our busy Faculty Finance team.
About The Role
You will play a vital role in the operational management of our finances, including purchasing, invoice and expense processing and budget monitoring.
You will work closely with staff and students within the Faculty to ensure that University controls, processes and best practice are followed throughout.
Effective and professional liaison with internal and external contacts is an integral part of the role and so a need for tact and discretion and an ability to maintain confidentiality and remain professional are essential.
You Will
* Have a logical and methodical approach to work and strong numeracy skills.
* Possess strong communication skills.
* Be able to show a good use of initiative, work accurately.
* Ability to multi-task and prioritise a high workload, working both independently and as part of a team.
You should be AAT qualified to level 3 or have equivalent relevant experience.
Further information
This is a full-time post working 36.5 hours per week.
As the end of the University Financial Year is 31st July, annual leave may be restricted during the last week of July and first week of August.
We currently work on a hybrid basis, working a minimum of 3 days per week on campus. This is subject to change.
Full details of the role are included in the Job Description.
For informal discussions about the role please contact Michelle Hicks (Finance Manager) on ecsmah@bath.ac.uk
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What We Can Offer You
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
* Free counselling services through Health Assured
* Cycle to work scheme
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Staff discount at Team Bath gym
* Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
* Staff discount on language courses
* Generous employer contributory pension schemes
* Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
* A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
* Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
* Local discounts and more
* A family-friendly workplace
* An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
* Relocation allowance
* Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Closing Date: 10 Jul 2025
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £26,338 to £29,959 #J-18808-Ljbffr