Total 66 finance banking insurance job vacancies in Education / Training category in Australia

Nanyang Business School (NBS) invites applications for the position of Senior Research Fellow (Post-doc) with Prof. Xin Chang’s research group. This position is supported by a Tier III grant to establish a Climate Transformation Programme (CTP) at NTU. As part of this programme, the Climate Finance Cluster will assess the multifaceted business risks posed by the physical impacts of climate change, narrow the protection gap, and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Senior Research Fellow will be responsible for developing procedures to measure and price risks arising from climate change suitable for each company so that climate risk can be managed by companies and hedged by investors, and seeing this work through to publication in major research journals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques to analyze discussions on climate change in corporate social responsibility reports, conference call transcripts, and the Management Discussion and Analysis section of companies’ annual reports
• Construct a dataset that can produce a climate risk fact sheet containing essential information about various climate risk exposure (e.g., drought, flooding) of a region or a city
• Develop a new multifactor asset pricing model containing a climate risk factor, which investors can use to effectively price in climate change risk and hedge climate risk
• Handle data management and statistical analyses
• Work effectively with colleagues from across the CTP, and with local collaborators in ASEAN countries
• Mentor junior colleagues and students
• Handle writing and publication of results in peer-reviewed journals

Job Requirements:

• PhD degree in statistics, computer sciences, economics, or a closely related field
• Excellent knowledge of computational linguistic tools and machine learning techniques
• Experience with data analysis with Python and STATA
• Prior experience in publishing in peer-reviewed business, economic, or scientific journals
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to work independently to develop research in challenging environments
• Collaborative, with an interest in working with other researchers and scientists (this is a large team project) to produce high-quality and impactful research
• Interest in climate, green, or sustainable finance

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, full CV and names and contact details of three referees in one document. Enquiries about this position can be made to Nur Masturah (nurmasturah.am@ntu.edu.sg).

Review of applications will begin on 15th Jan 2024.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

• Process vendor invoices, staff claims and payments
• Process client billings and collections
• Undertake ad hoc duties/projects assigned from time to time

Requirements:

• Minimum Diploma/Degree in Accountancy with at least 1 year of relevant working experience.
• Keen interest in accounting careers

Interested candidates please send in your resume to:

Yvonne Suan Ying Zhen

Outsourcing Team

Email: yvonnesuan@recruitexpress.com.sg

EA License No: 99C4599

*All information will be treated with strictest confidence. We regret that only short-listed applicants will be notified.

Here at Capita Local Public Service we have a very exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our skilled and friendly team, working within the finance team you will be responsible for the maintenance and reconciliation of accounts for the schools and multi academy trusts that we look after.

We are ideally looking for someone with some accountancy experience/knowledge however we would consider someone without this so long as they have a flair for numbers and the desire to learn and progress. The right person for this role will have excellent communication skills, a high level of attention to detail and a great customer focus. In return you will work with a highly knowledgeable and supportive team and have many opportunities to progress and develop in this finance sector

Job title:

Education Finance Assistant

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintenance and reconciliation of the accounts 

• Validation and processing invoices 

• Cash flow monitoring 

• Compliance with VAT regulations 

• Completion of monthly returns posting summary and bank reconcilaiton 

• Reconciliation of school accounts to the local authority accounts 

• Preparation of reports for the Headteacher and budget holders 

• Assisting with completion of year end creditors, debtors, receipts and payments in advance 

• Assisting with the preparation of year end returns and closing of accounts 

• Setting up the new year budgets in the new financial year 

• Producing reports for validation of budgets set up 

What we’re looking for:

• Ideally knowledge of accounting principles and practice 

• Able to prioritise tasks and work under time limits to deliver a service specification 

• An excellent communicator with customers and colleagues 

• An attention to detail 

• Ability to work independently. 

• A competent user of bookkeeping/accounting packages and Microsoft Office 

• Working experience of bookkeeping/accountancy 

• Able to carry out bookkeeping procedures to produce accurate financial records 

• A car owner/driver 

About Capita Local Public Services

Capita Local Public Services delivers a wide range of specialist services to local authorities, schools, academies and other public sector organisations, including IT and digital transformation, customer management, revenues, benefits, finance, property development and regulatory services, education support and back office processing. 

What’s in it for you?

• A salary of up to £24,000 dependent upon experience

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

London

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

• Process vendor invoices, staff claims and payments
• Process client billings and collections
• Undertake ad hoc duties/projects assigned from time to time

Requirements:

• Minimum Diploma holder in Accountancy with at least 1 year of accounting working experience.

Interested candidates please send in your resume to:

Yvonne Suan Ying Zhen

Outsourcing Team

Email: yvonnesuan@recruitexpress.com.sg

EA License No: 99C4599

*All information will be treated with strictest confidence. We regret that only short-listed applicants will be notified.

Grade UE05: £25,742 - £229,605 per annum

CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art / ECA Office

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: 12 months, from March 2024



The Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Research Finance Administrator to join the ECA Office team. This is a full-time, fixed-term contract, Covering family leave within the finance team.



The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will provide financial support for the research activities undertaken by Edinburgh College of Art, including: financial administration for the College’s wide range of external and internally-funded research grants; The post holder will ensure correct processes and procedures are followed, potential improvements highlighted to line management and accurate financial records are maintained. The role will also involve ensuring correct allocation of income/expenditure.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working (minimum on campus 60% of the time).



Skills and Attributes for Success:

Good standard of education (Vocational qualifications, N/SVQ 3, ONC or equivalent) plus typically relevant experience, or standard grades or equivalent plus significant relevant work experience
Experience of working with financial procedures and systems in a large, complex organisation is required
Ability to quickly master established procedures and to provide clear guidance and instructions on these to colleagues
A high level of competence with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Ability to quickly master established procedures and to provide clear guidance and instructions to colleagues

Bangor University

Bangor Business School

Senior Lecturer in Finance

Teaching & Research

(Ref: BU03311)

Grade 9: £56,021-£64,914

Bangor Business School are seeking to appoint to a permanent full time Senior Lectureship in Finance on a Teaching & Research track.

We welcome applicants with expertise in any area of finance, but are particularly seeking applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Financial Technology, Data Science in Finance, Financial Crime and Compliance, Islamic Finance, Sustainable and ethical investment and Green finance. Candidates should be, or have the potential to become, outstanding scholars, with evidence of high-quality research in progress and clearly defined plans for the next REF and beyond. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at all levels with some modules drawing on their research interests and expertise, and to contribute to postgraduate supervision.

The successful candidate should possess a PhD (or near completion) in Finance (or a related subject area).

The successful candidate will be expected to develop new modules across the Finance programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They must have a flexible attitude to teaching and learning, with an ability to contribute to modules in the broader Finance area and to undertake postgraduate supervision.

This is one of a number of posts being advertised by Bangor Business School. The School has ambitious plans for growth with the appointment of Professor Bruce Vanstone as the Head of School. The successful candidate will contribute proactively to Bangor’s ambitions as a sustainable university. They will make a substantial input to the process of equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to work and live in a way that safeguards environmental, social, economic and cultural well-being.

The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this role.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.

Please ensure that your application clearly addresses the Essential and Desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: 08/01/2024

Informal enquiries to Professor Owain ap Gwilym owain.apgwilym@bangor.ac.uk

Committed to Equal Opportunities.