Head of Finance

4 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

The Directorate of Finance is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to the position of Head of Finance (Senior Finance Business Partner). This is a permanent position as a key member of the Senior Finance Team.

**Overall Purpose**

The Head of Finance (Senior Finance Business Partner) is a member of the University Finance team working under the guidance of the Head of Faculty Financial Reporting and Analysis. You will work alongside Heads of School/Directors/Senior Managers as a business partner to provide operational and strategic support on all financial matters.

You will be responsible for managing the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes for your area of responsibility. This will include analysis of performance and highlighting remedial action where required. You will develop and continuously improve management information to assist School/Directorate budget holders.

**The Person**
- Good communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders
- Possess strong numeracy skills demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail
- Customer focussed with excellent customer service skills and the ability to deliver a high-quality and professional service
- Possess excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise a variety of work activities in a busy environment and meet strict deadlines
- A continues improvement mind-set and capability to adapt processes to accommodate changes in financial reporting and across the higher education field

What you will get in return:

- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
- Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more _here_

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

**Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews**:
Name: David Boyd

**General enquiries**:
**Technical support**:
**Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.



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