"Finance Assistant"

Finance Assistant

School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

Play a key role in delivering high-quality financial support across the School of Geography and the Environment and its three hosted research centres.

As Finance Assistant, you will manage day-to-day purchasing-to-pay operations, supporting staff and researchers across a diverse portfolio of projects, including large and complex research grants. Working closely with the Finance and Research Team, you will raise requisitions and purchase orders in Oracle, process invoices and expense claims, reconcile credit cards, monitor budgets, and help ensure compliance with University financial regulations and funder requirements.

You will act as a first point of contact for finance queries, providing clear and practical guidance to colleagues on procurement processes, financial systems, and policy requirements. The role offers excellent exposure to financial processes within a dynamic academic environment and would suit someone who is highly organised, numerate, and committed to delivering excellent customer service.

We are looking for someone with experience in financial administration, strong attention to detail, confidence working with computerised finance systems and Excel, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively. A collaborative approach and commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance are essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your finance career within a supportive and professional university setting.

This post is permanent and offered on a part time basis (0.5 FTE / 18.25 hours)

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role. See guidance at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement.

Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to: recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 16 March 2026. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.

The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values