Finance Officer

About the role

This role provides support to a small finance team within LCCOS. Duties include day‑to‑day finance administration such as processing invoices, completing reconciliations, and responding to financial queries. The successful candidate will also assist with month‑end activities, including prepayments, accruals, journals, and reporting. Experience in a financial administrative role, involving varied responsibilities and the use of a large finance system, is expected.

Hybrid Working: This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site. The finance team presently works on alternate Tuesdays on campus.

This role will be available until 31/05/2026 in the first instance.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

About you

We are looking for candidates with proven knowledge and understanding in a financial administrative role, covering a wide range of responsibilities, and using a large finance system. The post holder should have proven ability to work accurately, good level of numeracy and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines are essential.

This is a short-term position with hybrid working (at present on campus on Tuesdays fortnightly). The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be Interviews will be carried out on-line.

Further details to apply, please provide:

• An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history.
• A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.

What we offer

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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