Assistant Director - Finance Shared Services

Role Description

About the department

The Finance Department is seeking to recruit an Assistant Director for the Shared Services Team. This is a full-time role that can be worked flexibly as 0.8FTE if required and would be suitable as a secondment opportunity due to its fixed term nature.  We are currently operating a hybrid working arrangement with two days in the office and the remainder of the time can be worked at home.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic leader to head our Finance Shared Services team. This role is integral to driving consistency, standardisation, and process improvement across finance functions, while ensuring alignment with sector-specific regulatory requirements, audit standards, and institutional policies.

Your key responsibilities will include overseeing the delivery of core transactional services, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, staff expenses, relevant general ledger maintenance and systems improvement.  You will also manage and inspire a team of finance professionals and collaborate with both academic and professional services department colleagues to ensure finance services meet institutional needs.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed:

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Extensive knowledge of UK GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)
• Proven experience of providing excellent financial business partnering to senior leaders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with professional advisors and stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with a drive to continuously improve processes and foster change across the finance function.

Interested?

If you would like to discuss the role informally, please contact Jamie Holliday (Finance Director) - jamie.holliday@york.ac.uk.

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as  Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We also encourage applications from women for senior roles. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork