Head of Management Accounting

2 weeks ago

Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom University of Bath Full time

Head of Management Accounting

Department : Finance & Procurement

Salary : Starting from £56,021, rising to £64,914

Closing date : Tuesday 24 September 2024

We are looking to appoint an experienced finance professional as Head of Management Accounting.

Reporting to the Director of Management Accounting, this pivotal role involves leading the MIS finance team to provide finance business partnering, budgeting and forecasting across the University's academic and professional services departments. This role will work closely with colleagues across finance and the wider University enabling the team to produce strategic financial support, drive process improvements, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enhance financial performance.

In addition to these core responsibilities, you will work on ad hoc projects, supporting the development of new strategic initiatives and changes in practices driven by both internal and external factors.

The ideal candidate

- be a qualified accountant
- will have experience leading finance teams across complex organisations
- will have experience building relationships with senior stakeholders
- be an expert user of Excel and have experience of using Power Bi
- be technically proficient and be able to understand and explain the financial implications of decisions
- able to adapt to a changing environment

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Stephanie Court, Director of Management Accounts.

What we can offer you

- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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