Finance Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Job Title: Finance Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Place of Work: The Student Centre (University of York) / home working

Contract Type: 13 month fixed-term contract - 9th May 2023 to 28th June 2024 (or until the return of the substantive post-holder.)

Hours of Work:21 hours a week. Flexible working available

Salary: £22,735- £25,110 per annum pro rata

Closing date:13th March 2023 5pm

Interviews to be held: 29th and 30th March 2023

About the role:

Are you looking for a finance role to help further your existing finance career, working with a flexible working employer? YUSU is looking for a capable and ambitious finance enthusiast with a keen interest in the Student Union and an interest in a role within administration and finance to help improve student experience. The right applicant will be in post as a Finance Assistant from 9th May 2023 to 28th June 2024.

You will have great organisational, communication and problem solving skills, with a keen eye for attention to detail, as well as experience of working in a team and supporting others at all levels. You should also be confident at using accounting software packages, G Suite and Microsoft Office packages, including using formulae and other excel functions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for raising sales invoices, maintaining the debtors ledger including debt collection, posting purchase invoices, reconciling balance sheet accounts, cash flow reporting and bank portal maintenance, bank journal postings, contract database management and financial reporting. Particular attention to ensure that correct VAT reporting and audit processes are adhered to. The post holder will also be involved in placing orders, petty cash, providing cash floats and a wide range of additional finance tasks undertaken by the finance team, including cover for other finance team members.

The role is a 13 month fixed term contract to cover the maternity leave of our current Finance Assistant. The position will commence in May 2023 for 13 months, or until the return of the substantive post-holder.

Working at YUSU:

At YUSU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team’s wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview.

• A full time working week is 35 hours. This post is for 21 hours per week - flexible working.
  
• You receive 40 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• There are paid volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes and other salary sacrifice options
• We offer a pension scheme
• You have the chance to shape the student experience for the better

YUSU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.

If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can prepare your responses. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as prepared as possible.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on hr@yusu.org.