Job Description

Ref Number

B28-00075

Professional Expertise

Finance

Department

Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,374 51,860

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

30-Jun-2025

About us

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The UCL Finance department is divided into 4 Directorates: Management Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Finance Business Partnering and Financial Services. They are responsible for the central management of UCL's financial performance and strategy and for the provision of services and advice.



We currently have a vacant position for aa Assistant Management Accountant within the Management Accounting team, a newly created team which leads on management accounting, internal management reporting and compliance reporting to our regulators.

About the role

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In this job you'll be responsible for supporting the delivery of all aspects of the University's management accounting, including cost management, cash flow

management, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting. You will also support the provision of accurate financial information for use across the business.



You will need to have a customer service focus with the ability to drive and deliver continuous customer service improvements including to financial systems and processes, workflows, management information and management and reporting of financial risks and issues.



You will work closely with colleagues across UCL with responsibility for general accounting and will need to understand and deliver on their management

accounting needs. This will include finance colleagues in the business areas, FP&A, the Financial Accounting team and the Finance Business Partners.


A full range of duties can be found on the attached job description.


Please note we may close our advert early if there are a high number of applications.

About you

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To do this job you'll need:


To be part qualified accountant actively studying for qualification with demonstrable experience in a management accounting or finance role Experience of working in a service delivery environment Experience of working collaboratively in a team environment Excellent data analysis and reconciliation skills Essential Application/ Interview Excellent IT skills including advanced knowledge of Excel and a good all round knowledge of Microsoft Office software

Please review the JD, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.