Payments Office
Location: Canterbury
Salary: £20,130 to £21,814 per annum pro rata
Grade: Grade 4
Post Type: Part Time
Hours per Week: 21
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 Months
Release Date: Friday 09 April 2021
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Monday 03 May 2021 (unless otherwise stated)
Reference: CSF-201-21

Do you have experience of working in a finance environment and an understanding of basic accounting principles such as double entry bookkeeping? Are you committed to providing an excellent customer service?

If ‘yes’, this fixed term role covering maternity leave on a full time basis could be the opportunity for you to gain more experience in our busy Finance department.

As Payments Office Accounts Clerk, you will:

process expense claims whilst ensuring policies are adhered to and ensuring payments are made in a timely manner
organise the audit of the cheque runs by Finance staff, providing guidance where needed and ensuring correct documentation is maintained
issue travel advances to members of staff, students and external third parties engaged in research projects and ensure the University’s travel advance procedures are adhered to
prepare the monthly Income Office bank reconciliation to ensure all transactions on the bank account are correctly recorded
To succeed in this role you will have:

GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade C (4-9) or above, or equivalent
experience of using a computerised finance system to input transactions and extract information/reports
excellent data input skills including accuracy and speed and able to interrogate data effectively
proven working knowledge of Microsoft Excel in particular and other packages such as Word, Outlook and working with the web
The Finance Department aims to provide, in a cost efficient, professional and timely manner, services that allow the University to meet its statutory financial obligations and internal financial management objectives.

Its main focus is to provide the University as a whole (represented by its Governing Body, Council) and individuals holding budget responsibility with financial services and advice. This includes the payment of bills and salaries and collection of monies owed to the University.

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact The Resourcing Team on jobs@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: CSF-201-21