9951 - Finance Business Support Assistant

Grade UE04: £23,144 to £25,138 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £24,533 to £27,181 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
College of Science and Engineering/School of Physics and Astronomy
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Open-ended: permanent
We are looking for a Finance Business Support Assistant to join the School of Physics and Astronomy’s Finance Team
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Finance Business Support Assistant to provide financial transaction processing support to both staff and PhD students within the School, supporting our core research and finance activities. Whilst the post is advertised as full-time, we would consider applications for between 0.8 FTE and 1 FTE (ie. 28 to 35 hours per week).
The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. The School strives to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for all and we are looking to actively diversify our staff. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and in particular encourage applications from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people and other minority and under-represented groups. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working, as evidenced by our Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver awards.
Your skills and attributes for success:
High levels of numeracy and accuracy.
Good time management and organisational skills, and ability to prioritise a busy workload.
Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to use tact and diplomacy.
Experience of working in an office environment.
Experience of financial transaction processing is highly desirable.