Senior Accountant

About the role

As senior Accountant you will join the Finance Department at Edge Hill University. You serve as a key point of contact for external stakeholders and will work closely with senior administrative managers, Pro Vice-Chancellors, and Directors across the University in relation to their areas of responsibility.

You will share responsibility, alongside the wider team, for delivering both financial and management accounting activities. Financial accounting duties will include maintaining the fixed asset register, preparing the University’s corporation tax and VAT returns, managing cash flow forecasting, and completing external financial returns. Management accounting responsibilities will involve coordinating the annual budget process, producing monthly management accounts, preparing accruals and prepayments, and responding to accounting queries.

You will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and excellent technical expertise, working within a supportive and collaborative environment that values professionalism and continuous improvement. 

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Jaime French, Head of Accounts, Jaime.French@edgehill.ac.uk

About you

We are seeking an individual who combines technical excellence with a proactive, solution-focused approach. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities within a dynamic and complex environment. You should be able to communicate complex financial information clearly and build effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.

At Edge Hill University, we value the benefits that a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & benefits

• A minimum of 39 days annual leave per annum, (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%

About us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

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