Head of Corporate Accounting
Finance Department
| Location: |
Brighton - Moulsecoomb |
| Salary: |
£49,250 to £56,921
per annum
|
| Closing Date: |
Sunday 26 January 2025 |
| Reference: |
FI5098-25-001 |
We are seeking a technically strong finance professional to head our team of accountants to meet both external and internal reporting requirements. The role supports the Assistant Director of Finance in maintaining oversight for the operational effectiveness and enhancement of the University’s key financial systems.
The University has in excess of 17,000 students and an income in excess of £200m. The University is an exempt charity and is composed of a number of academic schools that conduct both teaching and research across multiple campus sites. The academic schools are supported by a range of professional service departments (including Finance) across all campuses.
You will be responsible for preparing the financial accounts for the University and its subsidiaries, ensuring that these are compliant with the requirements of the relevant accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for Higher Education.
In order to be successful in this role, you should have:
- A fully qualified accountant (CCAB). Experience of financial accounting in a higher education setting would be beneficial
- Demonstrable experience of preparing statutory accounts, liaising with external auditors, and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
- Ability to interpret, reconcile and explain complex financial information from a variety of sources such as excel and report writing tools, ensuring reporting is appropriate to stakeholders
- Experience of managing teams, with the ability to motivate and communicate clearly and effectively
- A commitment to continuous improvement
For full details of the role, and the skills and abilities required, please see the attached job description and person specification. This is a full time (37 hours per week), permanent post, and we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share.
You will be based at our Moulsecoomb Campus. Our current hybrid working policy means you can work from home for up to 3 days per work. A minimum of 2 days per work must be on-site.
If you wish to discuss this role, please contact Andrew Simpson, Assistant Director of Finance at a.j.simpson@brighton.ac.uk
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.
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