Accounts Assistant

About the role

Reporting to the Accounts Supervisor, you will be part of a team of three responsible for the day-to-day functions of the transaction processing team.

This team will process the essential daily tasks of cash handling and banking, payables invoice processing and raising of sales invoices. They will also monitor incoming email and act as the key point of contact to Bodleian Administrative and Finance staff outside of the Accounts team, particularly in relation to the payables, purchasing and cash management processes.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 36.5 hours a week on-site.

About you

You will have experience of working within an accounts or finance related environment, working with financial systems and Excel. A focus on meeting priorities and deadlines, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and clarity, is vital. An understanding or experience of the University’s Oracle financial system would be desirable.

Please refer to the job description for full details of the selection criteria that you will be assessed against.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at  https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits 

How to apply

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday on Wednesday 28th May 2025 can be considered. You will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement (or a supporting evidence form using the template provided) as part of your online application. Your supporting statement/evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 23rd June 2025.

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