Head of Academic Finance

The opportunity

Reporting into the Associate Director of Finance (Academic Finance and Business Development), the post holder will provide strong leadership and management for the college-based finance teams, ensuring the teams deliver an effective financial management and business partnering service to the college and operate in accordance with the overall university framework. You will be a positive driver of change and they will develop a culture of continuous improvement within the college finance teams. 

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• A full professional accounting qualification.
• Experience of working in a fast-moving financial environment, working to key milestones and delivering comprehensive results to tight deadlines.
• Experience of working with large data sets, ability to write and develop financial models and reports using excel at an advanced standard.
• Experience of working across a large complex organisation and successfully influencing and managing change.
• Experience of leading and managing a large team to deliver agreed objectives and goals.
• Brilliant communication skills, experience being a driver for change and bringing about continuous improvement.
• Ideally, a background working in the higher education or wider public sector, but this is not essential.

Closing date: Monday, 27 March 2023 at 9am.

First stage interviews are due to take place the week commencing 27 March 2023.

For further information and to apply, please click the link to Head of Academic Finance post or contact our retained advisor, Kathryn Moss, Senior Consultant at Robertson Bell via email at UAL@robertsonbell.co.uk or on 0203 824 7100.

What we offer

We are UAL

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality. 

In return, the University of Arts London offers an attractive salary and pension benefits, 34 days leave plus bank holidays as well as a commitment to your continuous personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity, and diversity. 

The Head of Academic Finance will be based in Granary Square - CSM Campus in Kings Cross, as well as regularly meeting up with the Finance teams and stakeholders at the respective Colleges. UAL offers flexible working arrangements, with an expectation that 50% of your time will be spent onsite.

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