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Unleash your financial skills at British Museum, the UK's most popular tourist attraction
Overview
Salary
£28144
Location
Bloomsbury
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About the British Museum
Since its inception in 1753, the British Museum has been a bastion of human history and culture, attracting tourists from around the world with its extraordinary collection that includes the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. This awe-inspiring institution offers a unique space
to flex your financial prowess.
Role Summary
- Maintain and manage the purchase ledger. - Communicate with all departments for prompt approval of invoices and addressing supplier disputes. - Conduct high-quality payment runs and process staff credit card returns. - Carry out monthly end account reconciliations, detect errors and inconsistencies in GL data, and prepare correcting journals. - Assist with departmental enquiries and provide necessary information to management. - Contribute to process improvement initiatives.
Role Requirements
- Minimum of 5 GCSE’s or equivalent. - Competency in dealing swiftly and accurately with figures. - Proficiency in IT, particularly strong inputting and spreadsheet skills.- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work well in a team.- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.- Ability to create strong professional relationships within the Museum and with customers.
Application Process Details
- The British Museum offers a flexible way of working that enables remote work, typically two to three days a week on site. - Being an inclusive employer, the Museum promotes equality of opportunity for all prospective employees.
The British Museum is seeking a Finance Assistant to work as part of the Payables function of the Finance Department in a world-renowned setting and the most popular tourist attraction in the UK.
The role: You will ensure that financial data is accurate, that all invoices are recorded in a timely manner, and that the service provided to Museum departments is of a high standard. Key responsibilities include maintaining the purchase ledger, liaising with all departments to ensure prompt authorisation of invoices for processing and resolving supplier disputes, preparing high quality payment runs, processing staff credit card returns, performing month end account reconciliations, identifying errors and inconsistencies in GL data and preparing correcting journals, assisting with enquiries to the department and providing information to management as requested, and suggesting ways to improve processes to line manager and other team members.
Job requirements: You should have 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, be able to work swiftly and accurately with figures, be IT literate with strong inputting and spreadsheet skills, and have excellent attention to detail. You should also be able to work well with others and take on other work in the department during times of heavy workload or staff absence, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to build strong working relationships within the Museum and with customers.
About the British Museum: Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen.
Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, professional and personal development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
Additional details: The Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We would typically see this role as working on site 2-3 days a week.
