Senior Finance Officer

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM). Reporting to the Deputy Head of Financial Management, you will play a key role in supporting the production of management accounts, annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, while ensuring that strong financial controls are consistently applied. You will be responsible for a range of processing activities, compliance checks and reporting, providing essential financial support across the Department.

Responsibilities

• Process accruals and prepayments.
• Update and maintain contract registers.
• Prepare journals for General Ledger and Project Ledger in Oracle Financials.
• Support recharge cost centres, ensuring timely raising of invoices.
• Help with SRF financial processes, internal trade, and AAP cash advances.
• Input and amend budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Carry out month-end and year-end procedures.
• Run and distribute regular reports, respond to queries.
• Undertake user acceptance testing for new systems.
• Ensure compliance with University finance and purchasing policy.
• Liaise with colleagues across the Department and University, supporting unit Finance Managers with SAP access, P2P approvals and expense processing.
• Contribute to departmental activities and provide cover for other Finance Officers when needed.
• Take part in training and public engagement activities.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or equivalent accounting qualification; studying towards (or willing to study towards) ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent professional qualification. A study package is available to support achieving your professional qualification.
• Strong numerical ability, IT literacy, and experience with spreadsheets and accounting software; excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise a varied workload while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident working independently and as part of a team; flexible and customer-focused approach.
• Experience with Oracle Financials and an understanding of budgets, forecasts and variance analysis would be an advantage.