Job Description

Finance Office Team Leader
Up to £18.04 per hour
3 days in office
2 days working from home
37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday

We are currently recruiting for a temporary Finance Office Team Leader to work for our centrally based Education Department starting ASAP for 12 weeks.

Duties:

Act as the first point of contact for any complex financial enquiries or queries of an operational manner that may arise within the general finance office. You will use problem solving skills to effectively deal with issues to a satisfactory conclusion, escalating to the Finance Manager if the problem cannot be rectified or there may be a financial loss to the department.

Supervise and delegate day to day tasks according to the skills and experience of the team, overseeing the completion of all weekly and monthly checklists.

Ensure that quality control is maintained and that in order that the work of the team is compliant with the University's financial regulations.
Ensure that staff members are adequately skilled to perform their roles, identifying and implementing training and development as necessary. Provide guidance, coaching and feedback where needs are identified.

Conduct relevant staff reviews (i.e., regular 1:1s, appraisals, probation, and sickness management), in order that staff are performing at their best.

Manage and support the learning and development of the Finance Apprentice and Finance Assistants to ensure that the practical training meets the requirements of the University's apprenticeship and Work Learn Development schemes.

Approve all requisitions, reimbursement claims and payment requests for the department to a delegated limit agreed by the Finance Manager.


Monitor receipt of course payments and liaise with the SEP (Software Engineering Programme)



Chase any departmental debtors for payment on a monthly or more frequent basis as determined by the Finance Manager and provide a monthly debtors report to the Finance Manager, indicating what action has been taken to recover the debt.

If you can start immediately please apply now!!