Business Support and Finance Administrator

Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum

College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological Sciences   

Full Time: 35hrs per week

Open-Ended ( Permanent)

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Business Support and Finance Administrator to provide administrative support for the School of Biological Sciences business activities.

This post involves hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Supporting the School’s business activities, the post holder will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a consistent approach to the provision of efficient and effective customer service, with particular focus on financial reporting and reconciliation.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Microsoft Excel skills must be demonstrably above basic levels (e.g. familiarity with pivot tables)
• Proactive approach to seeking out information and to solving problems
• Experience of analysing and reconciling financial reports 
• Demonstrable high level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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 14th October 2025.

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. 

 

Applicants who are invited to interview will be required to complete a short proficiency test in Microsoft Excel.

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