Vacancy Details

Full Time, Permanent

This is a perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our Finance Operations team in Boston Spa. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and be keen to learn new skills.

You will work as part of the financial operations team to ensure the prompt and accurate entry of accounting data and the resolution of any related queries in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, Government Procurement credit cards, journal input, VAT, trust funds and banking.

You will have good IT skills, particularly Excel and experience in using modern financial systems and excellent attention to detail

You will bring enthusiasm and drive to the team, and have the ability to work on your own initiative and have a flexible approach to facilitate team success.

This is a good opportunity for someone looking for a career in Finance as we can offer qualification support and career progression.

As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future and make it available to all for research, inspiration and enjoyment. At present we have well over 170 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We make our collections and programmes available to all. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future by anyone, anywhere.

In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits.  Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 26.6% (this may be higher dependant on grade. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

For further information and to apply, please visit www.bl.uk/careers quoting vacancy ref: 04405

Closing Date: 05 February 2023

Interview Date: 15 February 2023

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer, and make a commitment to recruit and support disabled people. We guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum (essential) requirements for a vacancy