Purchase Orders Officer

NDM Finance Shared Service Centre, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, OX3 7BN

We are seeking to appoint a Purchase Orders Officer to be part of the NDM Finance Shared Service Centre, processing transactional finance for NDM. You will ensure all financial transactions are carried out in accordance with the University and external financial regulation, contribute to improvement of processes by ensuring SOPs are up to date and adhered to.

You will be responsible for ensuring all financial transactions are carried out in accordance with university and external financial regulations, contributing to process improvements by ensuring SOPs are up to date and adhered to. You will oversee automated report distributions of open orders to goods‑in staff to ensure timely receipting of goods in Oracle at point of delivery. You will process purchase orders and requisitions in the Oracle Financial system as necessary.

Review incomplete requisitions and ensure they are processed promptly. You will be proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions. Foster a positive team culture, and model and promote core values and behaviours.

It is essential that you have at least GCSE standard or equivalent (grades C/4), with evidence of numerical ability. You must have suitable experience of working in a relevant financial administration role, including experience of working with computerised financial systems. It is essential that you are a competent user of computerised financial systems and Microsoft Packages, in particular Excel.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

This position is offered on a full‑time, fixed‑term contract for 12 months. This position can be offered as a secondment.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Monday, 15 June 2026 will be considered. Please quote 186632 on all correspondence.

Salary (£) :
Standard Grade 5: £28,759 – £33,966 with a discretionary range to £37,099 p.a. (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).

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