Senior Finance Business Partner - London College of Fashion

The opportunity

As the Senior Finance Business Partner for LCF you will be responsible for the financial planning, financial reporting, and analysis together with the college finance operations.  Supporting the LCF College Management team, the postholder will play a key role in strategic decision-making within the College and provide financial analysis to monitor the delivery of the University’s strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will work closely with their peer group in the other colleges and in professional services to align reporting, processes and drive change, as well as lead and manage the LCF college finance team, ensuring the provision of accurate and timely financial information and delivery of a professional service to a wide range of stakeholders.

About you

The successful person will have:

• Qualified with a recognised Accounting Body (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW or equivalent)
• Experience of business partnering at a senior level, working with large data sets to lead the financial planning and budget setting, preparing information for senior management to ensure informed decision making in a large, fast paced complex organisation.
• Experience of providing leadership and management of a finance team to deliver continued improvement and change.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information in a range of formats to a diverse audience.
• Advanced Excel and IT skills. Experience with Agresso Business World/ Excelerator is highly desirable
• Experience of working for higher education sector is desirable, but this is not essential

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Hazel Bailey, Resourcing Adviser via email at PSOstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk 

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:

▪ at least 34 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
▪ generous defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS).
▪ flexible working and family-friendly policies for improved work-life balance.
▪ 2 days of paid volunteering leave for a UK registered charity.
▪ discounts including TOTUM, gyms, nursery and private healthcare insurance.
▪ continuous learning and development opportunities including free UAL Short Courses.
▪ season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free counselling via EAP and more! 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. 

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.