Job Description

Financial Management Information - Management Accounts

Location: Avery Hill Campus
Salary: \xc2\xa344,263 to \xc2\xa354,395 plus \xc2\xa35269 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Tuesday 29 August 2023
Closing Date: Friday 15 September 2023
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 4172

The Chief Financial Officer\'s (CFO) team vision is \xe2\x80\x9cto become a forward thinking, inclusive CFO Team consistently offering excellent service delivery, uncompromising on quality, delivering value and ensuring the financial sustainability of the University\xe2\x80\x9d. The CFO has recently launched a new organisation structure, which has presented an opportunity for 2 high profile, business centric Finance Business Partner roles to join the team.

The post holders will provide management information and support to Faculty and Directorate Senior Management Teams to help them to plan and manage their financial performance. They will support the Senior Finance Business Partner (SFBP) to deliver exceptional finance business partnering support to their portfolio of Faculties and/or Directorates, providing initial decision support and insight on financial performance.

In addition to this one of the post holder will be the capital spend expert for the University and will provide oversight and expertise to the Senior Finance Business Partners on all finance activities related to capital projects. This will include supporting the development of business cases, monitoring and reporting spend on capital projects.

This is an exciting time to join the University, which is embarking on an ambitious strategy - This is Our Time Strategy 2030 - to become the best modern University in the UK. These roles are pivotal to ensuring the financial sustainability embodied in the strategy.

The Successful Applicant:

A CCAB qualified accountant with a proven track record of achievement. Previous experience in Higher Education sector is desirable although we are very much open to strong candidates from other sectors. You will have up-to-date knowledge and relevant management accounting and business partnering experience in achieving excellent service delivery. You will have significant experience of working with senior management and stakeholders to deliver effective finance partnering. You will have prior experience of sizeable finance teams, and excellent communication skills.

For an informal discussion, please contact Adanech Gebremedehen, Senior Finance Business Partner -

Why choose us?

Competitive package and excellent benefits including a very attractive defined benefit pension scheme. 26 days leave plus 3-4 days closure over Christmas period

Hybrid and flexible working 2-3 days a week across the university campuses

High profile role that will provide opportunity to gain broad exposure across the University

The opportunity to take on more strategic responsibilities that has impact on the financial performance of the University

Contribute to the success of an institution with strong social values and outcomes.

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: and information on the university\'s working principles:

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage).

Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from [protected characteristic(s)], who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to / , we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees\' experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

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