Details
1121440
University of Leicester
02/11/2026
Other - See Job
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, office hours (flexible)
Smart Casual
Pay
£13.57
£1.64
Description
Role
We are looking for Finance Assistants to join a busy University finance team, based either within a College or a specific technical area. You will provide transactional finance support for teaching and research activities, helping to maintain effective business continuity during a period of change. The role is based primarily on the University’s Leicester campus.
Duties and responsibilities
You will check and approve electronic shopping carts and purchase requisitions, ensuring that appropriate documentation and approvals are in place, purchases are correctly coded and within available budgets, VAT is treated appropriately, and transactions comply with the University’s procurement policies and Financial Regulations. You will also investigate and resolve invoice queries and process expense claims where required.
You will help manage finance enquiries by triaging the team email inbox, responding to straightforward queries and allocating others appropriately. The wider Finance Assistant role may also involve maintaining accurate financial records, supporting budget reporting and liaising with University colleagues and suppliers to resolve purchasing and finance queries.
Skills and experience
You will have significant experience of electronic shopping cart processing and purchase order approval within a large, complex organisation, ideally using SAP or another enterprise-level finance system. You should be able to run budget reports, use Microsoft Outlook and Teams effectively, and demonstrate excellent communication, numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
You will be organised and able to prioritise your workload with minimal supervision while working effectively as part of a team. You will also need the confidence to raise questions when unsure and, where necessary, refuse purchases when the required approvals are not in place. Experience within Higher Education and of electronic purchasing systems is desirable.
Location
University of Leicester, primarily on Main Campus
Additional information
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Informal enquiries are welcome, and should be made to Heather Human, Finance Operations Hub Manager, at hh335@leicester.ac.uk or 0116 2523756.
Duration: ASAP to 22 January 2027
Closing date for applications: Sunday 08 November 2026
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The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.
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