Senior Finance Officer
UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 Per Annum.
USG / Development & Alumni Planning Unit.
Open Ended Contract - Permanent.
Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.
The Opportunity
This role will closely support the Finance Manager in the comprehensive financial management of the University of Edinburgh Development Trust and the Development and Alumni Department. The role will promote the understanding of philanthropic financial processes by building relationships with key stakeholders across the university. The role is within a small finance team so the successful candidate will gain experience in all aspects of the financial management of philanthropic fundraising and financial reporting in the charity sector.
With line management responsibility for a team of 3 staff this role ensures efficiency in systems use by setting and maintaining robust procedures to enable monthly closure of the donations ledger. The role also has responsibility for the departmental gift aid and legacy tax strategy; ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation. Integral to the role is the ability to facilitate the continuous improvement of the department’s donations platform strategy, donation reporting and forecasts to all relevant stakeholders.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Must be at least a part qualified accountant with relevant experience of producing financial accounts.
- Must have an understanding of relevant accounting standards and the financial regulation of the charity sector.
- Should have a proven track record for developing efficient procedures and implement change.
- Requires experience in computer based financial & database systems.
- Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to convey financial information to staff with no formal accounting qualifications
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Application process
As part of your application, please ensure you include both a CV and a covering letter. Applications with no cover letter will not be considered.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £40, 247 - £47,874
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Thursday 31 October 2024.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held mid-November 2024
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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