Finance and Procurement Assistant

Cambridge Regional College has an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Procurement Assistant to join the team in Cambridge. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis working 27.5 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £18,318 - £20,413 per annum FTE (£13,614.73 - £15,171.82 actual) plus benefits.  

We are a large and inspirational centre of learning with Campuses in Cambridge and Huntingdon.  We have outstanding teaching and leisure facilities and a reputation for excellence in a number of fields. Our campus facilities are among the best in the country. In addition we value our staff as we understand they make the difference in transforming lives, our investment in our staff has been formally recognised in being accredited with Investors in People Gold status.

CRC is a college to be proud of.  With around 700 staff, 3,500 full-time students and 4,500 apprentices, the campus atmosphere is busy and vibrant. You will find a modern teaching environment with lots of energy and interaction. We strive to achieve very high standards of teaching with regular staff development.

In return for joining as our Finance and Procurement Assistant, you will be rewarded with great benefits including:

- Competitive salary

- Generous annual leave entitlement (increasing with length of service)

- Free use of on-site gym

- Free on-site car parking

- Discounted beauty/spa treatments in on-site salon

- Childcare vouchers (tax free benefit)

- Health Care - access to Occupational Health and free flu vaccinations

- On site canteen, restaurant and Costa Coffee outlet

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Free independent telephone counselling service

- Discounted courses for you, your partner and your children

- Staff development opportunities

- Staff purchase scheme

About the role:

As our Finance and Procurement Assistant, you will assist with the College procurement function of the Finance and Procurement office in accordance with College financial regulations whilst at the same time provide a high level of customer service to internal customers. You may also be required to assist with the purchase ledger function and be included on a rota basis to cover any absence of the College cashier however this will be minimal.

What we’re looking for in our Finance and Procurement Assistant:

- Experience of carrying out procurement related activities including sourcing goods/services and processing purchase orders

- Excellent customer service

- Problem solving skills

- Experience of Microsoft office Excel and Word

- Experience of computerised data processing methods and ability to input data

- Effective written and oral communication skills

Closing date: Thursday 24th October

If you would like to be part of our valued team to help young people reach their potential then please click ‘apply’ today to join the team as our new Finance and Procurement Assistant – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all staff to share this commitment.

Please note that the College reserves the right to fill this vacancy ahead of the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).