Assistant Accountant

18-month fixed-term contract

Full-time: 37 hours per week

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for billing and debt management for students and other College members, providing support during financial year end, and management reporting and accounting for the College’s IT Support Shared Service company.

Over the coming 18-months, St Antony’s College will be replacing its current accounting software. This fixed-term role will provide additional support within the Accounts team throughout this process.

To be successful in your application, you will need to have substantial experience of debt management processes and procedures, and of using at least one computerised accounting package. You will have an understanding of basic book-keeping principles, an ability to analyse and understand book-keeping and accounting processes, and experience of producing financial management information. The successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and positive approach, with the ability to interact well with a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds. Strong Excel skills, excellent accuracy and attention to detail, and good written communication skills will be essential.

St Antony’s College is a lively community of students, Fellows and staff, providing a sense of belonging, mutual support, shared knowledge, and a feeling of identity and place. The College is the normal place of work for all College staff. We offer excellent employee benefits including a full-time equivalent of 41 days’ annual leave (including bank/public holidays), free meals in College during normal working hours and when the Hall is open, membership of the University of Oxford’s Staff Pension Scheme, and access to a car parking space in the College’s grounds if available.

St Antony’s College is located in North Oxford, the College is just a 10-minute walk from the city centre and is close to the University Parks, Port Meadow, Jericho and Summertown.

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The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 10 June 2025 and interviews will be held on Monday 23 June 2025.

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