Finance Business Partner

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12105

Finance
Finance Operations
Hybrid – UAL Various Sites/Home
Flexible hybrid - 50% on-site, 50% WFH
Grade 5
£43,762 - £52,977 per annum + 15% market supplement may be applied where appropriate

Fixed Term - 4 months

Full time - 35 hours per week

Professional & Administrative

Agency managed

3 December 2025 23:55

w/c 08 December 2025

The opportunity

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced finance professionals to take a leading role within University of the Arts London’s Central Finance team.

As Finance Business Partner, you’ll work closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner to provide expert financial insight through budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, including data analysis and KPI dashboards, ensuring these vital services are financially sustainable and strategically aligned with the University’s long-term goals.

You’ll collaborate directly with budget holders and senior leaders across the University, offering financial guidance, producing monthly management accounts and variance analysis, and supporting year-end processes.

Your work will directly inform operational decisions and long-term investment planning, to new business opportunities and cost-benefit assessments.  

About you

We’re looking for a qualified finance professional (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA or equivalent) with experience supporting large-scale budgets and forecasts, ideally in a complex or multi-service environment.

You’ll bring a strong financial accounting skillset, including experience in year-end processes such as accruals, prepayments and fixed asset schedules, and be confident working with large data sets to produce dashboards and reports for senior leadership.


The successful candidate for this role will have experience in a commercial environment and understanding of profitability analysis and course costing from multiple systems along with prior experience of supporting grant funded activity in a Higher Education setting.

You’ll also be:

  • A clear, confident communicator with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-specialists
  • Experienced in line management and staff development 
  • Comfortable influencing stakeholders and contributing to strategic decisions
  • Highly organised and adept at balancing long-term planning with day-to-day financial operations
  • Proactive, collaborative and motivated to find opportunities for savings, efficiencies and innovation

This vacancy is being managed by the Michael Page recruitment agency.


For further information and instructions on how to apply, please visit -


Micheal Page - Recruitment Agency 



What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ 34 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
▪ Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
▪ Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
▪ Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
▪ Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents) 
▪ Defined-benefit LGPS pension scheme
▪ In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
▪ Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
▪ Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That's why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer. 

This opportunity is closed to applications.