University of Nottingham Hiring for Assistant Finance Manager Job at Nottingham, England Full Time

If you enjoy building relationships, offering financial advice, a challenge and being a trusted and valued member of a wide team, then we have potentially got the ideal role for you …

The Financial Management Team provide Finance Business Partnering services to The University of Nottingham Faculty and Professional Services areas. Our Faculty team is looking to appoint a permanent Assistant Finance Manager who will partner with colleagues and act as a trusted advisor to help develop and strengthen the financial management and planning within Faculties, to ensure the University funds are maximised for the benefit of the student body and progressive research.

You will report to a Finance Manager of one of our Faculties and will provide them and your stakeholders with day-to-day support. You will have experience of, or the ability to;

• Build relationships and influence stakeholders across an organisation
• Prepare detailed budgets, project costings and forecasts
• Compile monthly management accounts
• Analyse and explain variances to budget / forecast
• Support in the creation of business cases and provide appropriate challenge
• Calculate and process accruals / prepayments and other accounting data entry
• Provide line management to, and development opportunities for junior members of staff

As a trusted advisor and partner, you will be driven to question the status quo and explore new ideas to embed a culture of continuous improvement. You will have the ability to offer and accept feedback in a constructive manner and undertake your work with integrity.

You will be CCAB qualified (or studying towards) or be able to demonstrate equivalent work experience.

At the University of Nottingham, we are committed to providing generous employment packages whilst supporting the well-being of our staff to help them reach their full potential. As a University employee, you will have an excellent choice of benefits and rewards, including access to fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, along with 30 days’ holiday allowance and a highly attractive pension scheme.

We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and seek to provide and sustain a positive working environment for all our employees by welcoming applications from everyone and promoting equal opportunities. We value the varied perspectives and experiences that a diverse team can bring.

This role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, of 36.25 hours a week. Applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. We will consider applications for different working patterns and job share. We offer a hybrid working pattern, with the expectation that you will work on Campus for a minimum 60% of your working week, with the remainder from home.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Andrew Weston, mobile: 07964 155508, email: Andrew.Weston@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.