Overview
Job Title: Business Administrator – HR and Finance
Job Reference: REQ250723
Date Posted: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Administrative Services grade 4 from £26527 to £28381 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Business Administrator (HR & Finance)
Full Time, Open ended.
Hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote
Loughborough University is an amazing place to work. We’re ranked top ten in every national league table and a hold a global reputation for sporting excellence.
With an atmosphere of determination, ambition, and desire to make a difference, our collaborative environment inspires both staff and students to be the very best they can be. With over 3,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
We are seeking an experienced, proactive administrator who is a highly organised individual with proven experience of the employee life cycle and experience of working within a financial office to join our Business Administration team. You will be working across two functions of the team, HR and Finance and be required to work in different areas across the working week.
Applicants must be educated to at least A-level standard or equivalent qualification/ and have experience of working in a busy office environment, including establishing and maintaining accurate electronic records and will have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Key Requirements:
- Experience working within a HR administrator role
- Able to plan, prioritise and work independently with minimal supervision
- Able to work with accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent and practical IT skills including Excel and Teams
- Pro active approach to work
- Willingness to learn
Our Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance up to 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days)
- Competitive pension schemes
- A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
- We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
- BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loan scheme
- On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
- Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available
- Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
Informal enquiries should be directed to Louise Tomlinson, HR and Operations Officer on l.a.tomlinson@lboro.ac.uk or Becki Turlington-Smith, Business Administration Officer- Finance on r.turlington-smith@lboro.ac.uk.
For more information about the role, please refer to the job description and person specification.
The closing date for applications is 10th September 2025 at midnight. Interviews will take place at the end of September 2025.
Loughborough University is committed to allowing its employees to work dynamically with a combination of working on campus and remotely, where possible. This has been identified as a role that could work dynamically and, if successful, your Line Manager will discuss these informal arrangements with you. Please note that there is a general expectation that the successful candidate will spend the majority of time working on the Loughborough campus.
