Finance Administrator FTC

Overview

Join Our Team as a Finance Administrator – Make an Impact Every Day

Location:

University of Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Naval College Park Row, London SE10 9LS

Days/Shift Pattern:
Monday to Friday

Working Hours:

8.30am - 5pm
Total Hours Per Week: 40 Hours
Salary: £30,000 to £31,000 (pro-rata for contract length)

Job Introduction

We’re recruiting a Finance Administrator to support our Universities contract based across Greenwich, Avery Hill and Medway
. Working closely with the Finance Manager and operational stakeholders, you’ll provide accurate and reliable financial support that underpins day-to-day service delivery and trading performance. This is a varied role where strong organisation, attention to detail and confident communication are key—ideal for someone who enjoys balancing routine finance processes with the needs of a busy site operation.

• E-Proph
  
  IT administration for site trading, ensuring weekly returns are submitted on time
• Invoice management: raising invoices, checking against delivery notes, processing, and requesting/raising credit notes for under-deliveries
• Weekly cash reconciliation including cash counting, safe audits and banking (ensuring holdings are within policy and floats are ready)
• Payroll support using Kronos
• PO and maintenance finance support including raising SAP POs, processing PPM/reactive works invoices, contract validation/renewals and maintaining trackers
• Supporting daily/weekly/monthly/year-end finance activities, including reporting actuals vs forecast to the Finance Manager and senior stakeholders
• Preparing and posting accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries
• Helping deliver a smooth Sodexo / client month-end process, ensuring the right information sources and systems are used
• Supporting wider admin and finance tasks, responding quickly and accurately to requests from the Finance Manager and Head of Finance

For a full list of responsibilities please read the attached job description

• Experience in a similar finance/admin role within a service-led environment
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office
  , especially Excel
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and a commitment to standards and compliance
• Ability to prioritise and manage your own workload in a structured but flexible way
• Proactive, able to work on your own initiative and deliver to deadlines under pressure
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder collaboration skills
• Analytical problem-solving mindset—able to spot issues, reduce risk and escalate appropriately

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you foryou;you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training…