Finance Officer

Full-time: 32.5 hours per week over 5 days

Fixed term: 3 months, with possibility to extend

Hybrid work option

Salary range: £31,124 to £35,591 inclusive of London Allowance per annum.

Reference:

The Royal Academy of Music is a stimulating and friendly environment with a diverse mix of students and staff from over 50 countries. Based in central London adjacent to Regent's Park, we have been training musicians to the highest professional standards since 1822. Many of the world's leading musicians and performers studied with us and we are firmly focused on developing tomorrow's musical leaders in a number of disciplines including classical, jazz, and musical theatre.

We seek a Finance Officer to join our busy Accounts Department. You will be responsible for the Accounts Payable and any related reconciliations, including working with internal and external and customers to ensure all Academy invoices are processed and paid on time. The Accounts department processes all the Academy's financial transactions, so the scope of the work is wide and challenging and includes not only the basic accounting functions but reflects the financial organisation of a specialist institution within the Higher Education Sector.

This role will suit a team-player who has plenty of initiative and takes pride in working efficiently with great attention to detail. Previous accounts experience, a good standard of general education, good IT skills and excellent interpersonal and communication and skills are essential requirements of this role. An accountancy qualification (or working towards this) and experience/ knowledge of Sage accounting software is advantageous.

More information and online application are available on our website

Completed applications must be received by 23:59 on Sunday 12 January 2025.

Interviews will be held online on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 21 January 2025.

The Academy values diversity and welcomes your application.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups in these roles. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for students.