Assistant Accountant

Coventry University has been ranked No. 1 Modern University in the Midlands, joint first amongst Modern Universities in England for career prospects and we are in the top 6 universities for student experience. Our commitment to providing the best for our students doesn't stop with them, it starts with our people. Without our dedicated teams, we wouldn't be ranked so highly or have won any of our numerous awards.

We are one of the largest employers in Coventry and we offer our people a place to belong and an organisation to be proud of. We know you have a life and obligations outside of the workplace so we do our best to help strike that balance and we will support your needs where we can because we know that's how we get the very best out of you.

We are recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join our Business Partnering team within our Finance Department. In this role you will work alongside and support the existing Assistant Account to help ensure that a first class management accounting and business partnering service is provided to a range of areas within Coventry University. You will work closely with senior operational managers, providing ad-hoc financial support with preparation of costings and management accounts.

You will be responsible for preparing and delivering period-end data and accurate management accounts and information. You will assist in the preparation of annual budgets and provide to budget holders with management and support guidance.

Working with the business and relevant teams, you will contribute to the ongoing development of processes and the introduction of standardised reporting.

Key Skills and Experience

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years' accounting experience
• Experience in Data Analysis, costing and forecasting
• Experience of accounts and budget preparation
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and Data Analysis tools
• Works to deliver to agreed targets and seeks to make improvements

Our Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

• Excellent employers pension contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fee's for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Discounted Staff Membership to our Coventry campus Sports Centre & Fitness Gym
• Cycle To work scheme
• New Electric Car Scheme
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 Additional