Student Finance Officer - Holborn - FTC

Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 per annum

London weighting: £4,000 per annum

Hours per week: 37

9 Month FTC

This role will be based full time from our Holborn campus.

Reporting into: Student Finance Team Leader

Department: Student Finance

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

We are looking for an innovative Student Finance Officer to join our dynamic Student Finance team.

As a Student Finance Officer, you will play a key role in supporting students studying through our blended learning model. Reporting to the Student Finance Team Leader, you will be the primary point of contact for face-to-face student support, while also managing crucial aspects of student funding.

Collaboration is essential in this role, as you will work closely with colleagues to ensure students receive the best advice and support for their financial needs.

We are interested in hearing from enthusiastic, proactive individuals with a proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Excellent customer service skills, along with strong Excel and data reporting capabilities, are essential.

This role involves close collaboration with teams across the Finance department and the broader Arden University community. You will be a key contributor to continuous process improvement as we grow and evolve as an organisation.

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Finance roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

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