Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance & Administration Supervisor to join our team on the prestigious University College London contract, based in central London.

In this position, you will support the Commercial Finance Controller in delivering an efficient and accurate commercial, finance and administration service to support delivery of services to the client and our consumers. You will have responsibility for a small team, so we’re looking for you to have fantastic leadership skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Our partnership with UCL has a rich history and will continue in its current form until at least 2025. We have strong growth plans and exciting developments are coming which will see the evolution of services we deliver at the various UCL sites across London.

This position would suit someone who enjoys thinking “outside the box” and working in an agile way to deliver transformation, strong financial management and continuous commercial improvement across all activities in the contract.

 

Role Responsibility

• Lead your team to deliver first-class commercial & financial administration, payroll, client billing and month-end activities
• Supporting the contract management team to deliver against KPIs by providing sound guidance on managing finances and administration
• Playing a key role in delivering payroll and labour management to ensure cost optimisation in line with pre-defined budgets
• Analysing costs, investigating trends and anomalies then highlighting these to key stakeholders
• Pro-actively identifying and implementing better ways of working
• Ensuring compliance with financial, HR and administrative processes and ensuring controls are implemented to drive compliance
• Deliver a fully integrated administration function across the contract

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Educated to degree level in business management, accountancy or finance, or a related field
• Experience of working in an administrative-focussed commercial finance role
• Sound knowledge of cost control principals and how to apply interventions
• Good understanding of basic accounting principals
• Proven experience of leading a small, successful team
• Excellent IT proficiency, with particular emphasis on Microsoft Office applications, financial and payroll systems
• Solution oriented with can-do attitude and the ability to work with agility to balance multiple conflicting priorities

Desirable

• Experience of project management within an administration/finance setting
• Desire to obtain an accounting and finance qualification (support is available)
• Experience in presenting information to, and influencing people of all levels in an organisation

Package Description

£32,000 - £34,000 + benefits

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Educated to degree level in business management, accountancy or finance, or a related field • Experience of working in an administrative-focussed commercial finance role • Sound knowledge of cost control principals and how to apply interventions • Good understanding of basic accounting principals • Proven experience of leading a small, successful team • Excellent IT proficiency, with particular emphasis on Microsoft Office applications, financial and payroll systems • Solution oriented with can-do attitude and the ability to work with agility to balance multiple conflicting priorities