Accounts Payable Assistant (1123619RR)

The University of Southampton is in the top one per cent of world universities and is one of the UK’s top 20 research-intensive universities, with an international reputation for its research, teaching and enterprise activities. As an organisation we have more than 23,500 current students, including 16,000 undergraduates, 7000 postgraduates and researchers, we employ in excess of 5,000 FTE staff. 

The role of the Expenses and Payments Department is to support The University’s world-leading teaching and research activities, and other professional services departments, facilitated through the smooth running of our purchase to pay and expense processes. The office processes many types of documents and transactions and generates frequent payments to suppliers, staff, students and visitors.

The University raised 100,000 purchase orders, paid 111,000 supplier invoices and processed 26,000 reimbursement claims in the last financial year. 

This post is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, customer focussed person to join our busy payments team. The successful candidate will be observant, well organised, and have excellent communication skills along with a flexible working approach. They will work with accuracy and attention to detail, to be able to accommodate the needs of the business.

Enthusiasm for learning new tasks and rotating duties, strong interpersonal skills and professional telephone manner are fundamental to this post.

Good IT skills including the Microsoft Office package are required, and experience using Agresso or a similar finance software package is preferred.

The University offers a generous benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discounted access to sports & fitness, arts and cultural activities, private healthcare and more.

Agenerous holiday allowance is offered – up to 24 days annual leave (after a qualifying period), plus 6 paid University closure days, as well as the 8 standard bank holidays.

See what more we have to offer at: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/hr/working/pay/taxfree/employeebenefitshome.shtml

This is a Full-Time role however the department would consider 0.8 or 2 x part time over 5 days. 

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Elsa Samwell (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507.  Please quote reference 1123619RR on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 08 Apr 2019
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative