Finance Officer - Shared Services

Job description

The Finance Officer provides customer-focused finance and procurement support to the VPR portfolio. The role ensures efficient and compliant day-to-day purchasing, supports staff in using procurement processes correctly, and promotes best practice across purchase-to-pay activities. The position also supports revenue generation and financial management by developing, maintaining, and updating costing and pricing for research infrastructures and platforms, in alignment with institutional strategy, offering competitiveness, and approved costing principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, supply chain, business administration, or a related discipline · 4 years’ experience in finance, procurement, or administrative support, preferably in a higher education or complex organisation · Experience working in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment with multiple priorities · Understanding of procurement policies, compliance, and financial controls (or willingness to learn) · Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail · Confidence using financial and procurement systems · Experience working with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, or similar financial/procurement platforms) · Ability to extract, review, and reconcile financial data, including pricing, invoices, and cost allocations

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