Senior Assistant Accountant - Finance Office - 107162 - Grade 6
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Description
Job Description
Position Details
Finance Office
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906
Grade: 6
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 23 rd March 2026
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are c
Position Details
Finance Office
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906
Grade: 6
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 23 rd March 2026
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are c
ommitted to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham
Background
The Corporate Accounting team sits within the Financial Services department which also includes the Business Partnering, Finance Planning & Analysis, tax and treasury teams. The team are responsible for the financial integrity, compliance, and strategic oversight of the university’s financial control operations. This function leads the external audit process, manages financial consolidation across multiple entities, and ensures accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with the relevant accounting standards.
Role Summary
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham
Background
The Corporate Accounting team sits within the Financial Services department which also includes the Business Partnering, Finance Planning & Analysis, tax and treasury teams. The team are responsible for the financial integrity, compliance, and strategic oversight of the university’s financial control operations. This function leads the external audit process, manages financial consolidation across multiple entities, and ensures accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with the relevant accounting standards.
Role Summary
As an Assistant Accountant within the Corporate Accounting team you will provide support for a broad range of basic accounting and administrative duties. You will be able to use your wide range of skills, both technical and administrative, and have the opportunity to lead on specific tasks within a team. This role focuses on balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and financial operations for the university and its subsidiary companies. In order to flexibly use resource you may be given the opportunity to work in different areas of the department or wider University.
Main Duties
University
Main Duties
University
- Maintain, update and self-review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the university (including but not limited to asset cost, depreciation, assets under construction, other debtors/creditors and lease and service concession liability accounts), ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Setting up and maintaining capital projects on behalf of project managers (ensuring correct mapping to relevant approved budgets) and liaising with the Assistant Financial Performance Partner (Capital) as required.
- Performing monthly recharges for project expenditure to the relevant colleges – liaising with the relevant Assistant/Senior Business Partners as required.
- Maintain, update and self-review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for subsidiary entities (as directed by the Subsidiary Accountant), ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Raise and process sales and recharge invoices for university subsidiaries using the university’s financial system, ensuring correct coding and documentation.
- Maintain the intercompany matrix and the log of intercompany sales and expenditure and supporting descriptions.
- Prepare the templates for the statutory accounts prior to audit.
- Assisting in the production of monthly management accounts.
- Downloading bank statements and updating and maintaining the exchange rate table.
- Keeping an up-to-date log of consultancy expenditure and providing support to the UoBE Finance Manager as required.
General
- Self-direct yourself on your individual tasks and use your knowledge of technical accounting standards to assess the correct application is made.
- Respond to auditor queries and requests for financial information, working closely with the Corporate Finance Manager and Subsidiaries Accountant and other team members to provide timely and accurate responses.
- Create, post, and upload journals for the Subsidiaries Accountant and wider finance team, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Create, submit and receipt purchase orders for the Subsidiaries Accountant and wider finance team, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Continuous development of self through coaching and training, both formal and informal, to develop and embed a strong financial controls environment.
- Actively engaging with the wider Finance function to support the Finance Strategy.
- You will be able to deal with complex systems and procedures and perform data integrity checks. In order to foster continuous improvement you will make recommendations to process enhancements and deliver advice to stakeholders.
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) - where no equivalent qualification is held, significant practical relevant experience and expertise in a similar role will be required.
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We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone
on our website .