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1121477
University of Warwick
15/11/2026
Other - See Job
Monday – Friday – 36.6 hours
Smart Casual
Pay
£14.35
£1.73
Description
Role
The Senior Finance Assistant supports WBS’s day-to-day finance operations, processing purchase requisitions, invoices, expenses, travel finance. The role monitors purchasing commitments, reconciles statements, resolves financial queries and helps maintain accurate management information.
Duties and responsibilities
- Process purchase requisitions, supplier invoices, sales invoices, travel claims and staff/student expenses.
- Manage travel finance arrangements for allocated WBS teams, including UK and international travel and accommodation.
- Ensure transactions comply with University financial regulations, WBS procedures and relevant VAT requirements.
- Monitor purchasing commitments, investigate queries and maintain accurate financial records.
- Complete statement reconciliations and resolve finance-related queries.
- Assist the Senior Operations Assistant and Processing Team with projects and other finance duties as required.
Skills and experience
- Good GCSE qualifications or equivalent.
- AAT qualified/ equivalent or working towards.
- Experience processing purchase and sales ledger transactions using a large, computerised accounting system.
- Experience working effectively within a team in a large organisation.
- Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Knowledge of internal financial controls and relevant VAT requirements.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including dealing with colleagues and suppliers.
- Good IT skills, particularly spreadsheets, word processing and email.
- Ability to use initiative, organise competing priorities and complete work accurately within deadlines.
- Experience using SAP and OPeRA and working in higher education is desirable.
Location
University of Warwick Campus– hybrid working
Additional information
- Start and end date: 15/11/26 - 15/05/27
- Deadline to apply: Monday 02/11/26
- Please provide a CV and cover letter with your application.
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