Director Finance

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Reed Finance Full time

Reed Finance are delighted to be supporting Queen Margaret University on an exclusively retained basis to recruit their new Director of Finance.

This is a superb opportunity for a strong Chartered Accountant to become part of the Senior Leadership team and will indirectly be reporting into the principal. The post-holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Leadership Team & Principal inthe delivery of the university strategy.

**_Key Duties & Responsibilities_**
- Providing strategic financial advice and support to the Principal and the Senior Leadership Team, implementing, and further developing the University’s financial strategy
- Preparing and delivering clear financial reports to the University Court and its committees, senior management, budget holders and external users (such as the Scottish Funding Council), ensuring that these are based upon relevant, reliable, meaningful,and timely management information
- Responsible for preparing of the annual statutory accounts for the University and its subsidiary and associate companies, and oversee compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including the submission of VAT and other tax returns and financialinformation requirements of the Scottish Funding Council, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Companies House, and the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
- Ensuring that appropriate financial controls are in place and are operating effectively, to the satisfaction of internal and external auditors, the Audit & Risk Committee, and the University Court
- Ensuring the provision of an efficient pre
- and post-award service for research, knowledge exchange and commercial grant activities
- Providing training, pro-active advice and supporting managers in discharging their financial management responsibilities
- Overseeing the ongoing development of financial, procurement and research support management information systems and their efficient and effective operation.
- Managing the relationships with the University’s internal and external auditors, bankers, insurance providers and other relevant advisors
- Responsible for the University’s procurement function and take the lead role in managing procurement activity and value-for-money processes across the organisation. Ensuring a clearly articulated procurement strategy
- Managing the operational activities of staff in the Finance Division, including taking a pro-active role in ensuring the development of these staff, making use of the management of performance and performance enhancement review processes.
- Representing the University on relevant professional and sector-wide groups
- Chartered Accountant a minimum of 5 years PQE
- Experience in the Education/public is desirable but not essential
- Excellent influencing, consultative approach, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated experience of working in Senior Leadership Teams



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