FTE: 1.0 FTE (working 37 hours per week) (Part time may be considered)
Duration of Contract: Fixed Term 24 Months
Annual Leave: 30 days (pro rata) plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year
Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield
Main duties and responsibilities
You will oversee the testing of all relevant aspects of the finance system covering all relevant user personas and complete all assigned testing activities, collaborating with the project managers to report and update progress and highlight and escalate risks and issues as part of the project management governance framework. The Implementation and Test Analyst – Finance will support the training of the solution to all end users to ensure readiness for go live and coordinate all resources involved in the testing phase and provide guidance and structure to assist with completing testing expectations.
You will be part of a collaborative team who works with the supplier, and you will report to the project manager to update progress and execute on allocated tasks as well as assisting in the final testing checks and readiness prior to go live in the production environment, reviewing, validating and reconciling all test plans and checks for sign off and acceptance.
Skills and experience required
We are seeking a candidate with substantial proven practical expertise and experience at an appropriate level of responsibility in implementation of IT systems with the ability to prioritise, exercise good time management and organisational skills and to meet deadlines. You will have experience of managing work activities which require a high level of collaborative working, time management and technical skills in a busy environment and proven experience of documentation processes relating to the implementation of architectural and technically based processes.
You will have experience and understanding of the technical architecture relating to a Higher Education Finance or similar system with a good understanding of information security principles and best practice. The role requires advanced Microsoft Excel skills and a good working knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications and an understanding of accounting up to trial balance and other key finance processes. Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills is essential.
Qualifications required
You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent, or proven administrative experience. Being educated to Degree level in Accounting or Computer Science, or equivalent experience and an AAT qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria, click the 'Apply' button above. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.
Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.
We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Informal Enquiries to Sian Willbourne, Head of Finance System Development, s.e.willbourne@herts.ac.uk
Closing Date: 01 November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
£39,560 pa (pro rata) to £46,970 pa (pro rata) by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience, UH7
