People Management and Leadership

• You will build and maintain effective business partnering relationships across all departments within the College

• Ensure that a culture of customer-focused service delivery is consistently maintained across all aspects of the Finance department’s provision

• Provide advice and information to, and work collaboratively with the Head of Financial Controlling and the Business Partners to provide a cohesive service.

• Work collaboratively with other Finance Business Partners and colleagues across Finance to develop shared insights, priorities and ideas.

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Financial Management Information

• Lead the production of accurate and comprehensive financial and management reporting.

• Regular creation of papers and briefings up to and including the Board of Trustees, Collegiate Council and VCEG level.

• Develop corporate level management information to support in year monitoring, challenge and decision making at University, department and activity levels.

• Deliver, through the FPA team, a business partnering approach to supporting activities at the University. Influencing departmental decision making and creating a more integrated finance support service.

• Work with departments to deliver operational and financial plans, providing monitoring on progress to senior colleagues.

• Develop and keep under review financial and non-financial Key Performance Indicators and ensure reporting of these is effective and appropriately engaged with both internally and externally.

• Co-ordinate HEFCE and other Statutory returns as agreed. To provide analysis and context on these to senior leadership.

• Owner of financial reporting systems and process, driving developments as required.

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Financial Planning and Strategic Support

• Define policy, timetables and access to resources in the annual planning and budgeting round process (working in conjunction with the Head of Planning).

• Supporting the CFO, help develop the University Finance strategy and funding plan.

• Lead the development of budgets and forecasts for internal and external stakeholders ensuring that these dovetail with operational plans.

• Co-ordinate regular reviews of performance against budget and likely outturns.

• Review, highlight and support the management of University financial risks.

• Define the approach to business and investment cases at University level. Oversee and advise on the development of individual business cases.

• Development of the University capital plan, working in conjunction with the relevant business areas.

• Actively review and ensure responses to, for example, HEFCE Circulars, bid opportunities etc. are financially optimal for the University.

• Play an active role in federal and internal working groups, providing expert senior financial advice on aspects of change management, relations with external parties and other financial developments

• Provide financial and commercial expertise in supporting the developing of new products and services.  Provide financial appraisals and analysis to project proposals such as capital expenditure projects and other business development opportunities.

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Process and Resource Management

• Support the management of the Finance and Planning Department and provide cover for other members of the senior team.

• Ensure resilience of processes within the remit of the FPA team

• Provide mentoring to the key staff in both central and operating departments in the continued development of their planning, analytical and reporting skills.

• Drive performance of the FPA team and support the financial education of the wider staff base.

• Manage the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) process in the University, Research Project costings, and various other Resource Allocation and costing models as appropriate.

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Other duties

• Deputise for the Director of Finance and Planning as appropriate

• Contribute to the effective working of the central Finance Division team.

• Any other duties consistent with both the grade and scope of the post.

• Any other duties reasonably required of the post holder by the Director of Finance and Planning following consultation.

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