Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 42,882 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

14/07/2025

Job reference

R03603

Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services

This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

This permanent role offers hybrid working at our beautiful Streatham campus in Exeter, usually 2 days per week, and from home/remote locations.

Summary of the role

We are seeking to build capacity within our team, to support with the University's Strategy 2030 aspirations. The successful candidate will initially be working on a key strategic project with senior leaders across the organisation focusing on the ongoing sustainability of the teaching portfolio. This position has the potential to have a significant impact on the organisation and will be ideal for candidates with an inquisitive and thoughtful approach, who are adept at collaborating with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

Alongside the initial project work, the post holder will be involved with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes while working to continuously improve management information and business intelligence to support key stakeholders.

We are looking for someone with a recognised accounting qualification (or actively studying toward one). The successful candidate should also be skilled in financial analysis, reporting, and process improvement; highly IT literate, with advanced Excel skills and expertise in using and enhancing financial systems to improve efficiency and data quality; an excellent communicator who can engage with non-financial colleagues; and comfortable working independently and as part of a team.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futuresand how we are transforming educationfor a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenantand welcome applications from service people.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustmentsare available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days leave per year


options for flexible working


numerous discounts at leading retailers


onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme


sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave(up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy


stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

For any informal queries, please contact Siobhan Asprey s.jones17@exeter.ac.uk