Finance Manager - Professional Services

Role Description

The University is seeking to recruit a Finance Manager to join our energetic and dynamic accounting team.

This is a pivotal, high-visibility role offering the opportunity to contribute directly to the strategic direction of Professional Services departments, supported by a well-established Finance team. You will have the opportunity to participate in exciting projects, lead change and support a wide range of departments.

As one of the UK’s leading higher education institutions, this role offers a first-rate working environment and excellent career opportunity, whilst benefiting from a campus based community environment. 

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Partner with senior stakeholders to support strategic and operational decision-making. 

•Lead and develop the finance team to deliver accurate and timely reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Identify and mitigate financial risks while driving cost-efficiency initiatives.

Department

The role will sit within our Management Accounting Team reporting to the Director of Finance alongside the Academic Faculty Finance Managers.

Role

You will be responsible for financial partnering and support services to a range of professional services units, primarily in the Professional Support Services Directorate but also supporting all University departments through financial processes, responsibilities as a minimum include:

Financial forecasting, quarterly in-year and longer term (including cash flow and depreciation)

Challenging assumptions where appropriate

Business planning and advice including capitalisation advice

Supporting the student residential accommodation rent setting process

Representing Finance on key University Boards

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

You will be a qualified accountant with experience providing business partner support to Senior Leaders.

You will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build a network of key contacts across the University, and be a team player with a drive to get things right the first time. 

You will have the ability to both interpret and manipulate data to provide management information of a high standard, and be comfortable using an array of accounting software tools

You will be required to manage other staff within the Professional Services Accounting team as well as influence key stakeholders across the University.  

Interview date: TBC

For informal enquiries: please contact Jamie Holliday at 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