Deputy Finance Director - Reed : Job Details

An enviable opportunity for a capable and aspiring individual to work closely with and deputise for a highly experienced Finance Director in an excellent Higher Education institute.

Leading the Business Partner and Management Accounting team, you'll provide leadership across finance and support in wider strategic initiatives.

This role has a wide scope, a full description is available on request. Below are a few key areas of responsibility:

• Leadership, development and coordination of the work of the Business Partnering and Management Accounting team.
• Working with other Business Partner teams across the University, including HR and IT.
• Contributing to the development of strategic financial strategies and short, medium and long term business plans across all areas of the University.
• Challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers.
• Undertaking scenario planning, including financial and student number modelling to test the efficiency and effectiveness of the University strategies and plans.
• Supporting the development of annual budgets and future financial forecasts, ensuring financial compliance and assurance.
• Management of the agreed budget each year, liaising with budget managers and taking pro-active action as necessary on any necessary remedial actions to ensure budgets are balanced.
• Organising workloads to meet deadlines and competing priorities.
• Working closely with colleagues on student number planning and interpretation of enrolments and attrition for effects upon University finances.
• Analyse operational performance and report to Governors, Board, Deans of Schools and Directors of Services.
• Working with Head of Finance Systems on reporting functionality so that senior managers have more real-time access to, and ownership, of budgets.
• Working with external auditors on the examination of the annual accounts and be a liaison point with internal auditors.

To be successful in securing this role, you will need to be fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent and able to demonstrate significant strengths and abilities in such areas as:

• Excellent leadership capabilities, with a pedigree for developing your team
• Budget development and management
• Experience of providing technical and professional financial support in a Higher Education institution
• Experience of developing business plans and providing financial support for large capital projects and/or new business ventures
• Experience of producing high standard written reports at board or governance committee level
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly with a wide range of people at all levels internally and externally both orally and in writing. This includes writing reports, giving presentations and interpreting financial and business data for audiences without a finance background

This role offers hybrid working, excellent benefits and the potential for significant personal and professional development,Apply asap to ensure being considered.