Business Operations & Finance Officer

Job title:

Business Operations & Finance Officer

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Full-time- 35 hours per weekOpen-ended: Permanent contractThe opportunity:The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that effective local policies and procedures are developed, disseminated and adhered to School-wide. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, sound Microsoft IT skills and have particular experience of with working with complex excel spreadsheets and finance systems. Working closely with the Resources & Operations Manager, the School’s Finance Business Partner, and both academic and professional services colleagues in the School, the post holder will have considerable relevant experience of financial processes, including budget monitoring; as well as a keen interest in continuous improvement and change management.This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering applications from candidates who wish to work four days a week or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. The post requires a minimum of 60% on campus working (3 days out of 5).Your skills and attributes for success:

• Good standard of education and experience in a relevant role
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, especially financial information to non-finance users, with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and find proactive solutions, contribute new ideas to projects, work unsupervised and multitask effectively.
• A keen interest in continuous improvement and change management
• Proven experience of giving professional advice to management and other staff members
• Excellent administrative and IT skills

£32,982 to £38,205 (Grade 6)

Expected salary

£32982 – 38205 per year

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 06:15:39 GMT

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