Description Grade UE04: £25,433 to £28,081 per annum, pro rata College of Science and Engineering / School of Physics and Astronomy Part time: up to 28 hours per week Open ended: Permanent The Opportunity: We are looking for a Finance Business Support Assistant to provide financial transaction processing support to both staff and PhD students within the School, supporting our core research and finance activities. This post is a part-time post working between 0.6 FTE and 0.8 FTE, ie 21 to 28 hours per week. The position is office based. The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. The School strives to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for all and we are looking to actively diversify our staff. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and in particular encourage applications from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people and other minority and under-represented groups. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working, as evidenced by our Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver awards. Your skills and attributes for success: High levels of numeracy and accuracy; Good time management and organisational skills, and ability to prioritise a busy workload; Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to use tact and diplomacy; Experience of working in an office environment; Experience of financial transaction processing is highly desirable. Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab) Application process As part of your application, please ensure you include both a CV and a covering letter. Applications with no cover letter will not be considered. As a valued member of our team, you can expect: A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 18/11/2024. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.