Senior Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago


South Kensington, United Kingdom Imperial College London Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior finance business partner within the College support services Finance Business Partnering team. The support services Finance Business Partnering team provide accountancy and business partnership support for all core non-academic departments and related subsidiaries, with a combined net budget of c.£300m.

We are looking for an ambitious, highly experienced applicant with the appropriate blend of financial expertise, leadership and influencing skills to provide business partnership support primarily to the Vice Provost (Research and Enterprise).

With a varied portfolio that includes seven Global Challenge institutes, the Research Office, the Enterprise division and its three commercial subsidiary companies, this challenging role will require an individual who will provide strategic insights to College leadership improving understanding of the drivers of financial performance and the trade-offs needed to ensure sustainability.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Provision of analysis, including the development of metrics, to help the organisation understand the value drivers that are changing either the cost or the revenue side of the organisation.
- Oversee accounting, reporting and control systems for the Business Units.
- Lead the production of the year-end Annual Report and Statutory Accounts for the three Enterprise subsidiaries, Imperial Projects Ltd (IPROJ), Imperial Consultants (ICON) and Imperial College Innovations Limited (ICIL).
- Generate new value propositions, some of which will challenge prevailing opinion and current ways of working.
- Partner with department heads and operational managers to develop local plans, ensuring alignment with longer term College wide strategic financial planning.
- Utilise knowledge of external and internal factors to provide insight to senior management on the financial implications of strategic decisions.
- Present fact-based analyses of cost drivers and financial sustainability so that departments can understand their options and make needed trade-offs.
- Line manage and coach direct reports inspiring the delivery of exceptional performance that fully reflects the College Values

**Essential requirements**:

- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or other appropriate accounting qualification), or an equivalent level of experience and professional qualifications
- Significant management experience
- Significant level of experience and skill acquired in a senior finance role in a large complex organisation
- Experience working closely with senior management, providing financial analysis to support strategic decision making
- Proven experience producing and interpreting statutory financial accounts in an organisation of equivalent size and complexity.
- Strong customer focus with the ability to listen and empathise
- Sound judgement with the confidence to make significant decisions
- Proven ability to deliver against a range of conflicting demands
- Strong IT skills, advanced Excel and finance systems (preferably Oracle and Essbase

**Further information**:

- Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview._
- More information is available on the following web page: _Work Location Categories (from 30 September 2023) | Administration and support services | Imperial College London_

**Documents**:

- Senior Finance Business Partner
- JD.pdf


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