Finance Assistant (Payables)

The role

Are you a highly motivated, customer focussed individual with an eye for detail?

The University of Bristol is looking for a team player to join our Accounts Payable team, which comprises of three separate teams - two Processing teams, who manage invoices, non-staff expenses and related queries, plus the Payments team, who undertake the processing of BACS and Bank Transfer payments and related tasks.

This role is for a full time fixed term ending 31/03/27 and will be based within the Payments team. We mostly work from home, but you are required to come into the office at least once a week.

What will you be doing?

• Verifying and updating the University’s Supplier Master file with bank details, following set protocols and checks
• Preparing, checking and processing the BACS payments each week
• Entering Bank Transfers into the University’s banking system, for approval by the Treasury Team
• Data entry of payment requests using the University’s MyERP finance system
• Manual processing of journals
• Dealing with any returned payments and any related supplier queries and confirmation of payment

You should apply if

We are looking for applicants educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. You should have an aptitude for working with finance and a customer service focused attitude. Experience of using a purchasing system in a large complex organisation and an awareness of VAT regulations is desirable but not essential. You should be a good communicator, able to organise workloads effectively and work well under pressure. You must be a good team player, but able to work independently on your own specific tasks and queries.

Additional information

Contract type: FTC secondment cover until 31/03/2027

Work pattern: Full time

Grade: E

Salary: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum

School/Unit: Finance

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 26/04/2026

For informal queries please contact Simon Rex, ***email_hidden*** or 0117 455 6623

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Available documents

• Finance Assistant (Payables) - SUPP113289 - JD.pdf
• Further Particulars - Finance AP.pdf