Finance Assistant
Salary: £25,742 - £28,759 per annum
Contract: Permanent and Full-Time (with options for Hybrid Working)
Location: Coventry
Coventry University Students’ Union is a charity dedicated to improving the experience of students at the Coventry University Group, operating across 7 campuses in Scarborough, London and Coventry.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join our Finance Team.
The role will report to the Finance Manager and will be a key point of contact within the department. You will be expected to process all financial data and take ownership of all financial queries.
Key processing responsibilities
- Sales & Purchase Ledgers
- Cashbook & Bank Reconciliations
- Credit Cards
- Cash Handling
- Accruals & Prepayments / journals
- Document retrieval
- Managing Inboxes
- Finance ad hoc duties
The ideal candidate will be committed, self-motivated, adaptable and be able to work with minimum supervision. You will have a high level of attention-to-detail and organisational skills. You should be AAT part-qualified or working towards the qualification with experience of working in a similar role within finance. You will be able to demonstrate proven numeracy, literacy and keyboard skills at a minimum of level 2, with strong Excel skills and experience of using finance systems.
Please note that internally, the role will be called Finance Coordinator.
Coventry University Students’ Union’s values are to be helpful, inclusive and ethical and these are reflected in our progressive and people focused rewards and benefits. We offer generous annual leave, an agile working scheme and place a high level of importance on staff support, development, inclusivity, and wellbeing.
Working hours and Location
This post is a permanent role, and the full-time contract is 37.5 hours per week. As an organisation, we have an agile working programme which supports staff working from home, however regular working each week is required in the Coventry Office (circa 3 days per week in the office) and flexibility to meet business need is required. We have a flexible approach and are open to applications from candidates that may require some variation to the contracted hours or hybrid arrangements (although this is not a fully remote role, and a minimum of 30 hours / 4 days is required). If you would like to apply on a reduced hours basis it would be helpful to include this information in your application questions, however selection / shortlisting will not be influenced by this information.
Salary Details
The salary is £25,742 - £28,759 per annum. It is usual to start at the bottom of the grade and will increase incrementally on an annual basis however for a candidate with highly relevant previous experience an offer may be made within the grade range. The salary advertised is the full-time salary; if the role is taken on a reduced hour basis the salary (and holiday entitlement) will be calculated pro-rata accordingly.
Application Process
You will be asked to complete an application form listing your previous work experience and qualifications as well as some application questions for you demonstrate how you meet our shortlisting criteria.
We encourage you to read the job description and person specification (accessible in the top-right of this page), which contains the shortlisting criteria for this role. The applications that most closely match our shortlisting criteria will be invited for interview.
When you are ready to apply, please click "Apply for Role" at the bottom of this page.
Applications Close: Sunday 20th April at 23:00 / 11:00pm.
Interview Date: Interviews are expected to take place across Tuesday 13th May and Thursday 15th May - if selected for interview you will receive further information at that time.
If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation before applying, please contact hr.su@coventry.ac.uk.
Focus on Diversity and Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively committed to promoting equality and diversity, and expect all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are especially keen to encourage expressions of interest from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Global Majority background.
We are a disability confident employer and candidates with a disability will be guaranteed an interview, providing they meet in full all of the essential requirements of the post.
Staff Benefits:
Our benefits offered to staff include:
- Occupational Pension Scheme, employer contributions matched up to 6%
- Generous annual leave; this role attracts 31 days holiday plus bank holidays (2 additional days after 2 years’ service and a further 3 additional days after 5 years’ service) per annum
- Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential advice and support
- Mental Health First Aiders, colleagues who have received training to support others
- Life Insurance 3 x salary
- Discounted Gym membership (in Coventry)
- Eye care and Flu vouchers
- Staff reward and recognition schemes
- Agile working scheme
- Volunteer days, up to 2 paid per year
Find out more about Your Students' Union here: https://yoursu.org/