Role: Procurement and Finance OfficerOrganisation: Higher EducationLength: 3 months initially Contract Type: Full TimeContract Hours: 35 hoursLocation: London Working Pattern: 2 days on-site (Monday and Tuesday) - 3 days remote (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) My client is a well-established university based in a diverse part of London who are looking for a Procurement and Finance Officer to join their IT services team on an initial 3-month contract reporting to the Procurement and Finance Team Leader. The role is operating a hybrid model with Monday and Tuesday based in their newly refurbished office. Your new roleYou will be joining three other Procurement and Finance Officers on a full-time basis, providing high quality and responsive customer service towards customers that raise tickets within the Business Management function. You will provide advice and support to deliver high-quality, robust, resilient, responsive and secure customer-focused IT Services.

• You will be using in-depth specialist knowledge of procurement and finance to recommend solutions to address complex issues and continually improve efficiency of service.
• Process invoices, expense claims and interdepartmental transfers, supplier statement reconciliations, raise requisitions and processing through to purchase orders.
• Provide advice and support on budgetary, financial and purchasing matters as required.* Deliver to defined Service Levels Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Create summary reports to be used by lead team and managers to support informed decision-making.
• Manage and plan your own workload to deliver to agreed targets and timescales, using industry best practice methodologies to deliver value.
• Make recommendations and provide proactive and pertinent input to technology sourcing and supplier management options as they relate to financial goals and plans.
• Provide quotes and advice on purchasing, processing expense claims, interdepartmental transfers and any other financial advice as required.
• Ensure that purchasing and ordering processes are in line with the IT sourcing strategy, making recommendations as appropriate
• Adhere to guidance ensuring alignment of purchasing and ordering of assets with ITS strategies, policies, and processes, including the Device Policy.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience using ticketing software
• Experience using finance purchasing software
• Experience within Procurement
• Experience using MS Office at an intermediate level, including Excel.
• Strong customer service skills as you will be liaising with the department's customers, which will include academics as well as external suppliers.

What you'll get in returnA day rate of £207.34 per day (umbrella) on a three-month contract working with a reputable university on a hybrid contract to start as soon as possible. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to step into the Higher Education sector. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Due to the volume of roles, if you have not been contacted, please assume you have not been successful.

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