Key Duties
* Provide professional advice and guidance on financial processes, systems and procedures to internal and external customers, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood
* Investigate and analyse specific issues within Oracle EBS, SAP Concur and other financial systems, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within financial systems.
* Ensure that the provision of the financial systems is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements
· Collaborate with others to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures · Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University's Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
* Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve Finance's objectives and contribute to wider university working groups.
* Supervise specific project teams on an occasional basis to accomplish key objectives
* Develop and deliver training to a variety of staff across the University on changes to financial systems.
* Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the Financial Systems and Data team.
* Instruct and guide other employees across the University to support the usage of Oracle EBS, SAP Concur and other financial systems as required General Duties
* Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
* Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
* Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
1. Substantial experience of working with Oracle e-Business Suite and SAP Conur financial systems
and processes.
1. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge within specialist discipline to give advice and
guidance to internal and external customers
1. Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
1. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and
professionally with a wide range of people
1. Evidence of ability to explore customers' needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a
quality service is delivered
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
1. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and
proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes
1. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline
2. Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work
and that of others and monitoring progress.
Other
1. A willingness to undertake further training and development
Desirable Criteria
1. Postgraduate/Professional qualification
2. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
3. Confident user of Microsoft 365 applications.
4. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
Salary Range Min.
33,951
Salary Range Max.
36,636
Job Category
Accountancy & Finance, Information Technology
Grade
Grade 5