Faculty Finance Manager

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. The University’s vision is to be one of the best universities in the world, renowned for the excellence, impact, and distinctiveness both of its research and its research-led learning and teaching.
The Department of Finance provides a wide range of financial support across the whole University.
You will be part of a Financial Management team within the Department of Finance, aligned to the Faculties of Social Science and Science.
The role is varied with a focus on the provision of high-quality business partnering and is an opportunity to develop leadership skills and experience across both teams and a variety of functions, You will need to work across existing boundaries and develop strong collaborations with staff across the University at all levels.
Together with the Head of Finance, you will provide management and leadership to the Finance Teams for the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Science and have experience of managing and developing the skills of a diverse team, possess strong technical skills and have experience of financial management in a complex organisation. You will engage proactively with staff across the Faculty and wider University at all levels and possess excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills. Provision of expert financial support, guidance, and management information across all activity areas including core School operations, research and other external funding streams.
Support the Head of Finance to ensure that the Faculty Finance team are delivering a comprehensive and robust financial management support service to meet the needs of the faculty, its constituent Schools and external stakeholders.
Ensuring financial management information is prepared, interpreted and utilised as appropriate within School’s visions corporately, to monitor performance and to influence change.
Support and enable Finance staff to work to the highest professional standards and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
Improve efficiencies of existing working practices, working with colleagues across the University as appropriate
Managing and supporting specific projects and initiatives within the Faculty to facilitate business process improvements and the delivery of excellent customer service
Contribute and lead collaborative working groups or initiatives as required, taking an active role in the implementation of any changes
Advise on the financial implications of strategic and operational decisions to ensure that the Faculty Schools maintain a strong financial position, challenging decisions where appropriate to improve financial performance
Review financial documents, including contracts, agreements, and policy documents to ensure full understanding of financial consequences.
Foster and support constructive communication and relationships with colleagues at all levels within the Finance Department and across Schools.
Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
Proven experience in delivery high standards of financial management, financial planning, monitoring, analysis and reporting.
Experience in preparation of timely, transparent, and effective financial information with high attention to detail and levels of accuracy.
Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office, Google applications, accounting and other business systems.
Strong leadership skills in managing and developing the skills of a diverse team and the ability to motivate high performance in others.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to express complicated financial information meaningfully to a non-finance audience.
Experience of working with external funding streams, with the ability to efficiently assess contractual requirements & manage any associated risk.
Full time
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It is anticipated that the selection process will take week commencing 19th January 2026. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 12th January 2026. We are the University of Sheffield. A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
Generous pension scheme.
A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
A range of generous family-friendly policies
paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
paid time off and support for fertility treatment
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.
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Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision () outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.