Full Time / 37.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).###
Salary
Grade 7 starting at 38,249 to 45,413 per annum, pro rata if part time.###
Contract Type
Permanent
About the role
The University wishes to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant who will support the University's Capital Programme and support the team. This will include overseeing the Financial Planning and Management Information Tool (IBM Analytics) and the University's Finance system.
Working as a member of the Capital Programme Finance team providing analysis and support to the owners of capital projects and major revenue investment programmes at the University, with a view to developing Business Partner skills. Work effectively and collaboratively within the Corporate Accounting Services undertaking Management accounting duties including month / year end activities, analysis and reconciliations to support finance control and budget monitoring.
Make recommendations that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of current processes and oversee technical development projects.
About you
Candidates are invited to apply and must have experience of working in a Management Accounting role processing monthly and year end accounts. You should be part qualified or studying towards a recognised professional accounting qualification and with experience in financial reporting in a similar role for an organisation of similar size and complexity.
You will be highly numerate with excellent IT skills including MS Office and other desktop platforms/tools, and an intermediate Excel user with experience of using formulas such as SUMIF, VLOOKUPS, Pivot tables etc on a daily basis.
You should have experience of multi-user finance systems, and IBM Planning Analytics or similar Financial Analytics systems/tools.
About our Division
The Finance Division is led by the Director of Finance who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. We employ some 80 staff who provide high quality financial and commercial services which support both the day to day running of our schools, services, and the development and delivery of the University's strategic aims.
Our staff work in partnership with academic, professional service colleagues, and students to understand their priorities and needs. We maintain efficient and effective services, systems, and processes, assist in identifying and exploiting commercial and strategic opportunities, manage financial risk and improve 'spending power' through negotiation of favourable commercial terms. We work hard to equip staff across the University with financial capability and confidence to ensure that the University makes the best use of resources for our students and research partners.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
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Further Key Information
Please contact Carolyn Gibsey on c.r.gibsey@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.
For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
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June 3, 2025 5:59 PM###
Expected Interview Date
To be confirmed###
Expected Start Date
To be confirmed###
Fixed Term Contract Duration
Not Applicable
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