Finance Assistant

Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Fixed term - 12 months

Leeds Arts University is the only specialist arts university in the North of England. We have contributed significantly to the development of arts education for over 170 years.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Operations, the post holder will join a small but busy Finance Team. You will carry out a range of duties as designated by the Head of Financial Operations including recording the University’s income and expenditure, producing weekly bank reconciliations and delivering cash handling training in accordance with University financial procedures; and will, at all times, comply with the Financial Regulations and Procedures, maintain a pro-active and diligent approach to fraud awareness and ensure that the confidentiality of information is maintained at all times.

To be successful in obtaining this role you will possess excellent communication skills and have previous experience in a Finance role including maintaining cash books and production of bank reconciliations. It would also be advantageous if you have previous experience of delivering cash handling training to till users and an awareness of PCI DSS compliance.

A full list of essential criteria for the role can be found in the job description.

Please note CVs will not be accepted for this position. If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please click the 'apply' button where you will be redirected to our website.

Please note we do not require assistance from recruitment agencies for this vacancy

Closing date: Sunday 17^th November 2024 at 11:59pm

Interview date: Wednesday 4^th December 2024 (in person)

Leeds Arts University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all learners and expect our staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be made on merit, and as an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. In recognition of our commitment to create a diverse team that draws from our widest talent pool, we would particularly encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented at this level, which in this case is our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants.

We are committed to offering a flexible approach to staff with regards to their work, for which we operate home working principles to facilitate a hybrid mode of site/remote working. The primary location for work is the University campus in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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