Finance Officer

A great benefits package is offered including an outstanding pension scheme (with an extremely generous employer contribution – on average 27% of your pay), 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hours: Full-time – 37 hours a week (some flexible working options may be available, including a small amount of remote working, in line with BGS policy)

Location: BGS headquarters in Keyworth in Nottingham or BGS offices in Edinburgh

About the role

The BGS Finance Team has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join them in the role of Finance Officer.

The main purpose of the post is to support the BGS Finance and Project Support Teams by providing Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) transactional support to staff and collaborate with the UKRI Accounts Team in our shared service centre (UKSBS). Specific tasks will include:

• Monitoring of the BGS Finance e-mail inbox and appropriately dealing with queries and issues.
• Work closely with the other Finance Officers, assisting with queries on the processing of requisitions and purchase orders including GRNI (goods received not invoiced).
• Raising accounts receivable invoices to required deadlines.

About you

The role will be liaising with many staff across BGS, providing support for accounting transactions. We are looking for someone with effective communication skills, both verbal and written, as a large part of the role will involve checking the completeness and accuracy of transactions in addition to prompting interactions with suppliers.

The additional specific essential and desirable skills criteria for this post will be assessed at Shortlist (S) stage, interview (I) stage, or both (S&I).

Essential

• A-C grades in 5 GSCE subjects (or equivalent) including English & Maths (S)
• Good experience of working within a complex financial environment and with a computerised finance system (S&I)
• Good experience of using Microsoft Excel including formulas, as well as other MS applications including Word, PowerPoint and Teams (S&I)
• Solid understanding of basic financial accounting functions, such as accruals, prepayments, debits, credits etc (S&I)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including an ability to be clear and concise (S&I)
• Demonstrable ability of working with minimal direction and prioritising time and resources to meet timescales, as well as working as part of multi-disciplinary team (S&I)
• Will be able to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation (S&I)
• You will be committed to a diverse and inclusive approach to work in the geosciences (I)

Desirable

• AAT or CCAB part-qualified (S)
• Experience of not for profit and/or science research organisations and of using Oracle e-business suites, or Oracle Fusion (S)
• Knowledge of VAT (S&I)
• Experience of using the Oracle EBS system or other large ERP system (S&I)

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 20 November 2024.  Interviews are expected to be held in early December 2024 in Nottingham.

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