Senior Accountancy Assistant - Financial ServicesGrade 5
Senior Accountancy Assistant - Financial ServicesGrade 5
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£ 29647 - 31460
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Position Details
Financial Services
Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range 29647 to 31460 with potential progression once in post to 35388.
Grade: 5
Full Time Fixed Term contract up to May 2026
Closing date: 16 April 2025
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years andweare equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond support them to succeed and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here todevelopthrough our sectorleading Birmingham Professional programmewhichprovides allprofessionalservices staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.With almost 5000professionalservices jobs in a widerange of functionsin Edgbaston andin our campus inDubai there are plenty of opportunities foryou to be able to develop yourcareer at the University.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate.We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we areand how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees andtothe success of the University and depending on the role we offer avarietyof flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working addition you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 dayspaid holidaya year one paid day a year for volunteering occupational sick pay and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on site.On campus we have a stateoftheart sports centre with pool shopsplaces to eat and drinkour own art gallery museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about thebenefits of working for the Universityof Birmingham
Role Summary
Reporting to the Management Accountant and working as part of a central support team to provide management information to a range of Colleges and Professional Services the post holderis responsible for the preparation and consolidation of monthly accounts and communication of that information to key stakeholders.
In order to deliver an effective and efficient financial service across a range of financial and management accounting activities the post holder has responsibility for ensuring that the data provided is accurate timely and consistent and that reports provided are clear and easily understood. The post holder will work closely with the business partnering teams to fully understand the business and to ensure the integrity of data so that the information provided can be used by budget holders to manage their budgets effectively and to support in financial decision making.
Main Duties
Management Accounts
- Responsibility for ensuring the income and expenditure for the budget area is reported accurately and consistently against the budget set and to agreed accounting principles.
- Responsibility for the preparation of accounts ensuring all deadlines are met and that budget holders are adhering to financial regulations and accounting practices.
- Ensuring spending is in line with budget or plans and advising on implications.
- Preparation of variance statements and commentaries of variances against targets.
- Liaising with budget centre contacts and Finance staff to resolve day to day queries or issues identified through monitoring.
- Undertake balance sheet reconciliations.
- In support of the budget holders and business partners preparing budgetary and forecast information across a range of budget centres in line with assumptions agreed.
- Calculation and reporting of budget to date information considering agreed principles and assumptions.
- Ensuring that the financial information provided is relevant and understood.
- Producing adhoc financial data as deemed necessary.
Financial Monitoring and Reporting
- Reviewing the financial position of areas under their control interpreting and analysing information and communicating these in a clear way to key stakeholders.
- Undertaking system reconciliations and data integrity checks prior to the publication of monthly reports.
- Understanding and interpretation of management information for use in business decisions related to finance level initiatives and reviews.
- Providing accurate and relevant information required by both the business area and Finance. This includes provision of annual accounts as well as budgetary and forecast information.
- Discussing and reviewing outputs and reports across Finance and relevant budget centres.
Process Improvement
- Providing knowledge and advice on best practice relating to all aspects of accountancy financial processes and management information.
- The ability to consider improvements in their own area for review by the Management Accountant Head of Management Accounting and Business Partners.
Problem solving and decision making
- Without reference to others:
- Organising short term priorities with limited supervision to ensure an effective and timely service to all stakeholders. This includes coping with strict deadlines short notice tasks and competing demands. Advising and influencing Budget centre and other Finance Office staff to follow best practice.
- After consulting others:
- Changes in the presentation of reports/management information produced locally to improve usefulness to users.
- Changes in procedures to improve efficiency and cut out unnecessary tasks.
- Or that would be referred to someone else:
- Changes to reports that would require major changes to either the Universitys chart of accounts or how this is represented in the central financial systems.
Person Specification
This post would suit someone working towards a professional qualification with experience of working in an accounting environment.
Specific Skills:
Communication
- Communication skills are essential as the post holder will deal with a wide range of internal stakeholders. This would include senior members of the Finance Office as well as budget managers within Colleges or Professional Services.
Analytical Skills
- Aptitude for reviewing and interpreting information.
- Proven planning and analytical skills.
Contributing to change
- Adaptable and flexible when dealing with the unexpected.
- Resilient and positive in response to changes.
- Able to influence both formally and informally within an organisation.
Other
- Excellent general computer skills with the aptitude to develop skills in specific areas such as reporting systems.
Informal enquiries to Camilla Sexton email:
View our staff values and behaviours here
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
