Senior Administrator

The Campus Planning team is one of five broad teams in the Estates Directorate. Within Campus Planning the Engagement, Process and Systems team (EPS) is responsible for Customer Engagement, Business Processes and Systems to deliver a robust and consistent approach to stakeholder engagement and operational/business processes across the Estates Directorate.

The Business Process team within EPS is tasked with supporting the departments within Estates with the delivery of their departmental standard processes and their interface with Estates Standard Operating Processes such as P2P (suppliers, ordering, receipting and invoicing), journalling and basic finance operations and budget reporting/tracking. The team owns and maintains the Estates Standard Operating Processes. The team also owns the reporting tools for Board reporting within Estates and co-ordinates Estates wide reporting.

You will:

• Have experience of working in a busy office environment within a financial/administrative role to include financial processes such as raising Orders, matching invoices to orders, processing invoices to obtain signoff
• Have experienceof responding to enquiries and providing advice to a range of stakeholders
• Have experience of minute taking/note taking
• have familiarity with online processes and web based systems and with standard office systems and procedures
• Be a team player and able to work under own initiative.
• Have experience of collating information for reporting purposes

Closing date:6 June 2024
Interviews will be held: 25 June 2024

Informal contact details
Contact role: Business Process Manager
Contact name: Rachel Swift  
Contact phone: 0118 378 6610 
Contact email: r.swift@reading.ac.uk 

Alternative informal contact details
Contact role: Engagement and Process Manager
Contact name: Jo Bisley
Contact phone: 0118 378 7277
Contact email: j.e.reading.ac.uk

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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