Leeds Beckett University Hiring for Head of Subject – Accounting and Finance Job at Leeds, England Full Time

At Leeds Business School (LBS), we are committed to continual professional development and a collegiate culture which enriches student and staff experience. As a School we place a strong emphasis on excellent practice and research informed education with impact.

We seek to appoint a Head of Subject to join one of the most engaged business schools in the region and lead the successful development and delivery of our programme activity and research within the Accounting and Finance subject group. The group has a significant track record in engaging with the practice community, producing high-performing alumni at graduate and postgraduate level as well as spearheading and innovating in subject leading research.

We are looking for an established academic with a strong record in teaching, research and professional practice in the subject areas who is a committed team player with proven experience of leading, managing and deploying a large team of staff. We are also looking for someone with experience in developing and delivering strategies to increase student recruitment, improve league table positions and the overall reputation of the School.

As a Head of Subject, you will be responsible for providing academic leadership including the direct line management of academic staff and will report directly to the Dean of School. Both as a Head of Subject and as a member of the School’s Leadership Team you will play a key strategic role in ensuring the development and enhancement of the subject areas as well as their regional, national and international reputation. This post is critical to the successful development and implementation of our Strategic Plan and will be key in sustaining and improving the School’s performance against sector benchmarks.

To apply for this post please apply online here, including a CV and supporting statement (of no more than 3 sides of A4) addressing the employee specification.

For an informal conversation about this vacancy please contact the Dean of Leeds Business School, Professor George Lodorfos [email protected]

Closing date: 5th January 2023 (Midnight) Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.

The job description and employee specification will no longer be available after the closing date so please download or print now!

Please note that all posts close at midnight and the job description and employee specification will no longer be available after the closing date so please download or print now! Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.

Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.