Cash Management Administrator

The Role and the Department

The Finance Officer is a role within the Finance Department which includes the transactional processing areas Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury & Cash Management and Capital Management as well as the Financial Accounting functions.

The Finance Officer will report to the Cash Management Assistant Manager this is a business facing function supporting the organisation as a whole and at all levels with respect to Cash Management and the tasks associated with the role include:

• Processing of daily bank receipts to the match the bank statement
• Provision of the cash management bank reconciliation
• Administration of bank accounts including mandate management
• Processing and allocation of receipts through all sources eg Event Durham, cash banked by estate
• Support training and development of roles and systems within the team
• Provision of foreign currency ordering, petty cash, emergency cash and floats, and cash collections and deliveries for colleges and departments
• Provide a responsive and proactive support service for stakeholders
• Ensuring the Universities regulations and policies are adhered whilst dealing with treasury and cash management
• Providing data for cashflow forecasting
• Assist in the maintenance of Cash Management SharePoint site
• Maintain and update the team Standard Operating Procedures to ensure they reflect current practices
• Provide support and cover for the Senior Finance Officer role
• Any other duties associated with the post

This is a hybrid role so will involve a minimum of 40% (2 days for fulltime staff) in the office each week.

From early 2025 the base location for this role will change from our Durham City Centre site to our exciting new professional services hub based at Boldon House. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House will bring several professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working. To find out more about this project, please visit this webpage: Boldon House – Durham University.

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 8th July 2025

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