Finance Officer - TEMP

Finance Officer - TEMP £16.00 - £19.00 per hour ASAP Start Central Oxford Education 3 months

Your new company

A reputable organisation within the higher education sector.

Your new role

• To fully support students with all the financial aspects of their time in education
• To advise on financial support packages available and assist with applications
• To offer budgeting guidance and to be wholly responsible for the Student Sales ledgers.
• Regular student meetings to provide helpful signposting for students to Student Finance, Universal Credit, Savings, Hardship, Budgeting and welfare.
• Raising student sales invoices ("battels", fees, student accommodation, and charges, processing credit card transactions, cash transactions.
• Maintenance of student sales ledger
• Responsible for applications to the University Student Support Funds
• Disbursing scholarships, grants and bursaries to students.
• Reconciliation and liaison with the University concerning student fee returns, suspensions, student loans and payments of University fees
• Reconciliation and returns for Government hardship grants
• Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Control

What you'll need to succeed

• IT: Microsoft Dynamics NAV (desirable), Excel (essential).
• Demonstrable experience of working in an accounts department.
• Good communicator, able to deal with queries
• Experience of working in higher education (desirable)

What you'll get in return

You will have the opportunity to work in a brilliant and supportive team, within higher education. You will also be able to earn between £16.00 - £19.00 annual salary, dependent on experience. This is a temporary role, for a duration of three months - with the opportunity to change to a permanent role. Flexible working options, free staff lunches, 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - pro rata, 37.5 working hours, pension scheme and other competitive benefits are all available.

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