Assistant Accountant

Administrative

Full-time, 18-month FTC

£33,482 – £39,355 plus £1,500 Oxford weighting

Deadline: Tuesday 10 June 2025

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for billing and debt management for students and other College members, providing support during financial year end, and management reporting and accounting for the College’s IT Support Shared Service company.

Over the coming 18-months, St Antony’s College will be replacing its current accounting software. This fixed-term role will provide additional support within the Accounts team throughout this process.

To be successful in your application, you will need to have substantial experience of debt management processes and procedures, and of using at least one computerised accounting package. You will have an understanding of basic book-keeping principles, an ability to analyse and understand book-keeping and accounting processes, and experience of producing financial management information. The successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and positive approach, with the ability to interact well with a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds. Strong Excel skills, excellent accuracy and attention to detail, and good written communication skills will be essential.

Working at St Antony’s College

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) for a fixed-term of 18 months.

The Assistant Accountant will be paid on the University grade 6 scale, currently £33,482 – £39,355 gross p.a. plus £1,500 gross p.a. Oxford weighting. There is a probationary period of three months.

We offer excellent employee benefits, including:

21 days (41 days FTE) annual leave including bank/public holidays. It should be noted that holiday cannot normally be taken during term time and College staff work on bank holidays falling during term time
Membership of the USS pension scheme
Free meals in College during normal working hours and when the Hall is open
Access to a car parking space in the College’s grounds if one is available.

How to apply

Please send a completed application form by email to recruitment@sant.ox.ac.uk by 9am on Tuesday 10 June 2025. Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 23 June 2025.

Candidates will be shortlisted solely on the extent to which they meet the essential and desirable criteria of the person specification based on their application form. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and the right to work in the UK.

St Antony’s College is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants will be asked to complete a confidential and anonymous online monitoring survey, which is not seen by the selection panel.

A privacy notice for applicants and information about how we use your data can be found at https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/about-st-antonys/how-we-use-your-data

Published date: May 22, 2025