Finance Officer (Maternity Cover)

at  Imperial College London

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you have experience in Accounts Payable/ Receivable function? Would you be interested in career development via a fresh challenge through exposure to Faculty Finance?
The Faculty of Natural Sciences is recruiting a Finance Officer to cover for maternity leave.
The role supports the smooth and efficient running of the Academic Departments of Chemistry and Life Sciences and assists staff and students with day-to-day financial management.
You will support the Senior Finance Officer in advising and training academic, research, and support staff on College financial procedures and work closely with HR and Research Services counterparts to ensure an efficient and professional service delivery.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING

You will be responsible for maintaining strong expenditure and income controls and records to ensure auditable oversight of departmental finances, including the following activities:

• Check and approve expense claims and oversee Academic Departments’ expenditure control processes
• Check and approve purchase orders above a minimum threshold and up to an agreed amount
• Delete and amend purchase orders according to the College timetable
• Progress complex orders, payments, transfers etc. where required
• Support the Senior Finance Officer to open and close accounts as requested
• Refer invoice queries as appropriate to relevant staff within the departments and track progress
• Process journals as required and maintain supporting documentation as an audit trail for each journal
• Recharge Research Groups for central services on a monthly basis
• Support the Senior Finance Officer to create and maintain expenditure and income control mechanisms for departments
• Raise income invoice requests as required
• Maintain and develop Departmental finance records and databases
• Assist as required with processing of bursaries
• Support the Senior Finance Officer with ad-hoc analysis and planning
• Provide support to other Finance Clusters within Natural Sciences in times of absence and at peak times.