Accounts Assistant

The Finance Department exists to manage the association’s accounts, processing income streams and supporting the organisations charitable purposes. Sitting on the first floor of our busy building, it houses a reception desk and handles all finance matters and is the interface for enquiries from all student groups and stakeholders

Description of specific duties:

• Assist with credit control activities.
• Write cheques as required – recording transactions and preparing bankline payments.
• Assist with sales ledger, cash book and raising invoices as and when required.
• Balance cash book, sales ledger and purchase ledger at end of month.
• Assist with auditing student society accounts bi-annually.
• Produce reports, resolve anomalies and answer any queries relevant to operations of the office.
• Providing financial support and advice for student sub-committees and societies, and any other student user groups as required.
• Maintain computerised financial records of the sub-committees
• Receive and process donations collected by the Charities campaign and other sub-committees
• Check and reconcile cash from student groups and create floats for events and activities as required.
• Assist with banking for all Departments including periodically auditing safes and floats.

The University of St Andrews Students’ Association is committed to promoting diversity and equality for all and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We particularly aim to include applicants with disabilities, from BAME backgrounds, and those with diverse sexualities or marginalised gender identities.