Finance Assistant

The London School of Science & Technology is the UK's largest and fastest growing independent higher education provider. Partnering with leading UK universities, LSST is home to over 7000 students and 6 campuses.

The team behind LSST is passionately committed to transforming lives by providing excellent education. We believe no matter what your background, your age or personal circumstances everyone is entitled to access a good education. We have one of the highest National Student Survey scores of 96.7%, placing us in the top 15 in the UK.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant on a Full-time, permanent basis.

Job purpose:

Providing support to the Finance Department on finance-related tasks and overall administrative support to the department.

Key responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• To undertake book-keeping duties
• Input financial data into Excel spreadsheets
• Upload financial data into Sage software
• Reconcile student/supplier invoices
• Undertake other duties from time to time as may be reasonably required by the management of the College
• To utilise working hours effectively (during off term periods) you may be asked to help with different tasks in other department areas as directed by the Management
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified by conversing with employees and/or clients
• Report any troubling discoveries or suspicion of wrongdoing to the proper authorities
• Assist the financial director in creating financial reports on a regular basis
• Adhere to the company’s or organisation’s financial policies and procedures
• Attend finance department and company-wide meetings, assisting with financial reporting to managers and senior executives
• Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and cost reductions.
• The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with the Data Protection Act 2018.

The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. All members of staff are required to be professional, co-operative and flexible in line with the needs of the post, Department and College.

Job requirements:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Minimum of AAT Intermediate Level (Level 3) - or depending in experience
• Microsoft Excel - minimum "Intermediate Level" needed - to include pivot tables for cost reports and breakdowns
• Experience of basic VAT returns
• Self-starter and able to manage own workload
• Experience of purchase ledger
• Knowledge on Sage
• Management accounts - prior experience of producing accounts to at least trial balance level would be an advantage
• Ability to deal with occasional complex ad-hoc requests - must be comfortable with analysing information and putting into a suitable format
• Ability to work under pressure, manage a complex and varied workload, prioritise personal work schedules and work with minimum supervision
• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential issues
• Team working

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person