Finance Assistant
Location: Liverpool, hybrid working (3 days per week on-site)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £29,588 - £33,002
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a globally recognised centre of excellence for research and teaching in tropical diseases, and we are ranked in the top 5.3% of universities worldwide.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our team, who will support the delivery of a high-quality financial service across LSTM and its subsidiaries.
This role focuses on day-to-day financial transactions, particularly treasury activities and management of the corporate purchasing card programme. You will process banking transactions, reconciliations, and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations and internal procedures.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Use the LSTM Finance system to manage approximately 300 corporate cards, including new requests, cancellations, and changes in spending limits
2. Manage high volumes of transactions
3. Monitor and review transactions to ensure purchases are made in line with financial regulations
4. Complete day-to-day banking entries and process UK and international bank transfer requests
5. Investigate and resolve anomalies internally and with the bank
6. Reconcile all relevant accounts and complete month-end tasks
7. Provide details of cash transactions to assist in cashflow forecasting
8. Make routine treasury accounting entries and complete relevant reconciliations
9. Work with the Accounting Team Supervisor to streamline processes where possible
About you:
10. Experience of working in a finance team managing high volumes of transactions
11. Experience in general treasury duties
12. Up to date knowledge of relevant financial and accounting procedures
13. Working with specialised financial information systems for managing online transactions, reporting, and complex reconciliations
14. Experience of compliance with legislation, regulations, external procedures, and internal procedures in the functions of finance and purchase
15. Proven experience of working in a regulated environment and across multiple companies with differing financial processes
An AAT (or equivalent) qualification and experience of handling multiple currencies would be advantageous, but this is not essential.
(For a full list of essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the job description and person specification)
Additional benefits of joining LSTM
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days
• Generous occupational pension schemes
• Government-backed “cycle to work” scheme
• Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
• Plus, a host of additional family-friendly policies