Finance Officer

The Department of Computer Science is looking for a proactive and committed
individual to join our finance team.





This is an exciting opportunity to join the finance team as a key member,
assisting to coordinate the transactional activity of the Department. The team
consists of 9 people, split into two sections, with one responsible for
project management and the other for financial transactions, this role sits
within the transactional side of the team.





The general finance tasks are split between and rotated across the 3 Finance
Assistants and 1 Finance Officer to adhere to the University’s segregation of
duty requirements. The coordination of the tasks will be the responsibility of
the Finance Officer with support from the Senior Finance Officer.



The post holder will work closely with various teams within the department and
across the University. The successful candidate will have financial
administration experience, excellent IT skills and be able to communicate both
verbally and in writing to a range of non-financial audiences. They should
also have the ability to balance and prioritise their workload, make informed
decisions whilst knowing when to escalate to the Senior Finance Officer and
have experience in coordinating a team.





The post is a full-time permanent contract and would also be considered for
part-time at no less than 0.8 FTE.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to
upload a supporting statement as part of your online application. The
supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria
for the post using examples of your skills and experience.





**The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 20th November 2023.**
Interviews are expected to be held within the next fortnight.





**We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage, holding an Athena Swan
Bronze Award, HR excellence in Research and Race Equality Charter Bronze
Award.**





Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
diversity groups and champions, for example
http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html , as well as a
number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible
working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for
example shared parental leave.





Demonstrating a commitment to provide equality of opportunity. We would
particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic
applicants who are currently under-represented within the Computer Science
Department. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection
criteria.