Office and Funds Coordinator - University of Kent
Do you have experience working in a financial environment, working with budgets? Are you confident managing your own workload, working proactively and collaboratively as part of a team?
If the answer is yes, then this role of Office and Funds Coordinator could be ideal.
The Office and Funds Coordinator will provide a range of administrative support within Philanthropy and Alumni Relations assisting with the effective running of the department and monitoring the expenditure of philanthropic funds received within the wider University.
The Operations Team, in which the role of the Office and Funds Coordinator sits, is an administration and finance team, which supports the Philanthropy & Alumni Relations Department.
As Office and Funds Coordinator your duties will include to:
Provide administrative support to the department to ensure the operational efficiency of the team and supports the achievement of deadlines. This includes record keeping, processing of information/data and coordinating information from a range of sources
Act as a point of contact within the Operations Team and assist with enquiries, signposting where necessary
Administer a range of transactional financial and procurement processes to ensure that the department’s financial administration meets University guidelines and financial regulationsMonitor the use of philanthropic funds within the University to ensure that they are being spent appropriately and in a timely manner
The successful candidate will have/be:
Educated to A level or equivalent or equivalentExperience of monitoring budgets with the ability to analyse and report on monthly activity
Previous experience in a financial environment
Ability to use initiative and proactive approach to problem solving
Excellent written and oral communication skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail