• All LocationsAll Locations:
    Birmingham (Louisa Ryland House), Leeds (Brewery Wharf)
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    Competitive + Benefits
  • Business AreaBusiness Area
    QA Higher Education
  • About The Role

  • Senior Finance Administrator

    Location: Birmingham or Leeds (either considered) – hybrid working, with 2–3 days per week on site
    Contract: Full-time
    Salary: Competitive + Benefits

    Are you an experienced finance administrator with strong Excel skills and the confidence to manage detailed payment processes from start to finish?

    We are looking for a Senior Finance Administrator to join our Finance team at QA Higher Education. You’ll take responsibility for the end-to-end administration of our agents’ ledger, ensuring commission claims and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and in line with internal policies.

    What you’ll be doing

    • Compiling agent commission data using a range of detailed and complex contracts.
    • Validating commission and bonus claims against issued statements and active incentive schemes.
    • Processing agent claims and payments, including applying the appropriate authorisation requirements.
    • Responding to queries from agents, recruiters, senior managers and colleagues across the wider business.
    • Raising purchase orders and completing supplier reconciliations.
    • Ensuring internal policies and processes are followed, escalating issues where required.
    • Supporting project work, commercial analysis and wider finance activities as needed.

    What we’re looking for

    • Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders at different levels.
    • The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
    • Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIF.
    • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Word.
    • Microsoft Dynamics experience would be desirable but is not essential.
  • About Us

  • About QA Higher Education

    QA Higher Education works in partnership with universities to deliver higher education programmes to students from a wide range of backgrounds. We are passionate about widening access to higher education and creating opportunities for students to achieve their ambitions.

    If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership, build strong relationships and play an important part in a busy Finance team, we’d love to hear from you.


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