Executive Administration Officer (Finance)

Working as part of the wider Executive Support Team, the role holder will provide high quality, professional financial and general administrative support to the School of Agriculture Policy and Development (SAPD).

Based within the School, this role has a key focus on delivering excellent levels of financial service and support to all levels of internal colleagues and external stakeholders.  The role requires specific skills including specialist knowledge of financial administration, and a good understanding of university systems and processes. The role will support the enhancement of the service provided within the school, through the development of new processes and the implementation of service improvements.

You will have:

• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• An ability to problem solve and work proactively to provide a solution focussed style in your day-to-day work
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to spot errors
• Experience of working in a cyclical fashion to support processes such as financial year end reporting
• An ability to convey complex financial information in a clear and coherent manner to those who do not use finance in their day to day role
• Experience of using financial systems
• Strong excel skills
• Ability to maintain administrative and financial records
• Excellent organisational skills and time management skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of financial accounts and budgeting processes
• Ability to balance competing priorities and meet set deadlines
• Experience of resolving issues and queries independently, providing advice on specialist but established procedures to a range of stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a wide

Interview Date: TBC

Informal contact details

Contact role: Executive Administration Manager
Contact name: Emma Broomfield
Contact phone: 0118 378 8482
Contact email: e.j.broomfield@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 Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the 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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