Applying
Application deadline: Mon 18 Jul 2022 23:59
Send your CV and covering letter to [email protected].
Details
Providing support to the Management Accountant and playing a leading role in a small and busy Cash Office team, you’ll handle a varied and at times demanding workload while maintaining the highest standards of reliability, integrity and customer service.
Description of specific duties
- Creation of sales Ledger invoices
- Credit control - monitor outstanding debtors and pursue overdue payments.
- Write cheques as required – recording transactions in cheque payment book
- Maintain purchase ledger by allocating payments against outstanding invoices.
- Assist with purchase ledger and cash book as and when required.
- Processing wages and salaries, to be approved by Management Accountant/HR Manager.
- Balance cash book, sales ledger and purchase ledger at end of month.
- Check and certify monthly computer bank reconciliation.
- Conduct annual audit of student societies’ finances (to be reviewed by Management Accountant)
- Transfer and check all nominal ledger posting are accurate.
- Providing support and advice for sub-committees and societies in relation to finance issues.
- Produce reports, resolve anomalies and answer general queries relevant to operations of the office
- General office duties including dealing with inquiries from students, user groups, suppliers and others.
- Assist with quarterly VAT returns
- Assist in the preparation of management accounts
- Assist Management Accountant in general running of the department.
- Other duties within the office as required.
The Association
The University of St Andrews Students’ Association sits at the heart of the campus - recently voted as No. 1 University in the UK and with a reputation to protect. Our facilities form an intrinsic part of the student experience and with over 9,000 members, we provide a range of services including advice, representation, catering and four bars. Our Cash Office team provide support to our student officers and staff across the whole range of our activities. We are the primary entertainments venue for St Andrews’ students, and support a thriving student scene with over 140 affiliated societies.
Person Specification
| Attributes |
Essential |
Desirable |
Means of assessment |
| Education & Qualifications (technical, professional, academic qualifications and training required) |
HNC, HND, ATT or qualified by experience
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Certificates, application letter, CV |
| Experience & Knowledge (examples of specific experience and knowledge sought) |
- Experience in finance work
- Experience in handling confidential information
- Good IT skills
- Experience using Accounts Packages
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CV, application letter and interview |
| Competencies & Skills (effective communication skills, initiative, flexibility, leadership etc.) |
- Excellent numerical skills
- Good customer service/interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Time management skills
- Flexibility
- Accuracy
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CV, application letter, interview |
- Essential criteria
- Requirements without which a candidate would not be able to undertake the full remit of the role. Applicants who have not clearly demonstrated in their application that they possess the essential requirements will normally be rejected at the short listing stage.
- Desirable criteria
- Requirements which would be useful for the candidate to hold. When short listing, these criteria will be considered when more than one applicant meets the essential requirements.