Job Introduction
University Accounts Assistant
London, hybrid
Do you want to be part of Europe's market leading professional education group as it expands around the globe?
We’re looking for an Accounts Assistant to play a key role in maintaining our Sales and Purchase Ledger functions, while also supporting the University accounting team with month-end tasks and ad hoc reporting
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP Education Group?
It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
We’re looking for someone to ensure the smooth processing of financial transactions by managing incoming payments, supporting accurate reconciliation, and working closely with internal teams to keep our financial records clear and up to date.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Cash and Credit Card Allocations
- Managing payment enquiries relating to CAS Applications
- Posting payment journals and reconciling data
- Raising matching and write-off journals
- Raising Internal invoices
- Ensuring all items in the bank are appropriately followed up, posted and the suspense account is up to date.
- Preparing payment data for Key Clients
- Weekly review of the Unallocated Cash accounts
- Liaising with Internal departments to keep unallocated cash to a minimum
- Creating new supplier accounts in various entities
- Capture supplier invoices, employee expenses and completing supplier payment runs once per month
- Contribute to year-end audit preparations
What we’re looking for
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Positive attitude and aptitude for change.
- Ability to work well in a team.
- Ability to build mutually beneficial business relationships.
- Able to communicate with people of varied knowledge via face-to-face meetings, over the telephone and in writing.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to multi‐task, work under pressure and meet required deadlines.
- Experience using Excel, Word and Outlook
- Ax Dynamics and Salesforce experience is beneficial.
- Previous Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger experience encouraged.
How will this process work?
The interview process for this position will consist of the following stages:
- 1-Stage Interview – Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a single interview with the hiring manager to discuss their experience and suitability for the role.
- Offer – The successful candidate will receive a formal offer following the interview.
BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.