Ref Number
B01-03079
Professional Expertise
Finance
Department
Vice-President (Operations) (B01)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£60,592 - £65,823
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)
Available For Secondment
Yes
Closing Date
17-Mar-2023
UCL has always done things differently. As the first English university to champion inclusivity, diversity and open mindedness, we have never been afraid to rethink the norms of education and research. Sitting within the Professional Services Hub, the accounts payable department is part of a centralised service provided to whole institution including invoice processing and payment, new supplier set-up, account reconciliation, supplier queries and assessing tax status of self-employed contractors.
The post holder will be responsible to the Director Financial Services, responsible for the end to end Purchase to Pay process, with the overall goal of delivering P2P services while ensuring quality and cost effectiveness. Strategic approach for new process improvements. Design, develop and implement new P2P improvements and collaborate with UCL stakeholders to improve P2P performance. Overall managerial responsibility for the Accounts Payable area including performance & objectives.
The successful candidate will be hyper customer service focused having gained experience within a similar role in a high volume Shared Service environment. They will have utilised Oracle Financial Applications and Microsoft Teams to a good working standard. A detailed and energy focused approach is also key to success within this role.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.