Accounts Payable Supervisor (Secondment Cover)

Role Overview

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to at least A Level standard with an AAT level 4 Professional Diploma, or equivalent accounting qualification, or actively studying for the later stages of the AAT level 4 Professional Diploma.
• Highly numerate and analytical as well as skilled in processing accounting transactions, ideally using computerised accounting systems such as Oracle Financials.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to display tact and diplomacy in dealing with a wide range of staff at all levels.
• Significant experience gained whilst working in a busy financial or administrative function within a large organisation.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay
• Generous annual leave allowance of 40.5 days paid leave (including bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

Contract Details

• Temporary cover: This is a post to provide secondment cover and is fixed-term until 30 June 2027 or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.
• Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.
• The closing date for applications is Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Application Notes

• Informal enquiries about the post or application process should be directed to the HR Office.
• Please quote reference NM51223 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
• The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
• The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Finance Office's five Finance Clerks
• Provide direct accounting support in a highly trained, efficient and flexible manner within the Department
• Contribute to the effective management of Departmental finances