Associate Director of Finance – Finance Performance Reporting and Analysis

As UAL embarks on its new mission it is vital the University is economically successful. To ensure this the finance function will be developing and delivering a new strategy. Already this has led to several promotions and newly created posts, presenting career defining and highly stimulating opportunities within an environment that is diverse, collaborative, and inspiring.

We are seeking two Associate Directors of Finance: Financial Performance Reporting & Analysis and Finance Operations. Both posts will support the Director of Finance in the development and delivery of the new financial strategy and to be active members of the finance department’s senior leadership team, building the capability of the function to deliver an outstanding customer service and student experience.

As Associate Directors of Finance – Financial Performance Reporting & Analysis, you will provide senior leadership on all aspects of financial performance reporting and analysis to inform fact-based decision making across the University. You will own the budgeting, reporting, and forecasting processes at the University and ensure these are optimised. You will also lead the production and consolidation of financial management information for University leadership, Governors and external bodies, including the production of the statutory accounts. This role will also support the delivery of an effective risk management framework across the University’s activities.

Why choose us?

University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2021. Our talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff and offers great career opportunities across 14 sites in London. As well as fantastic facilities we also offer flexible working and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

Your profile

Our finance professionals bring with them a diverse range of skills and experience from a variety of professional sectors. We welcome qualified accountants with experience of working in large complex organisations. This may already be within Higher Education or further afield where multiple stakeholder accountability can be demonstrated.

Key to this role will be your demonstrable ability to analyse and explain complex information, through effective design and collation of relevant, well presented financial analysis and reports (text and numeric). If you have significant experience of the development, implementation and evaluation of business and strategic plans coupled with experience of assessing and securing the achievement of Value for Money throughout an organisation, we would like to hear from you.

Please note we will be running a live webinar w/c 28 February. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the team and the role. To register please contact Alex Peacock, Director of Finance, [email protected] . If you have any immediate queries or you are unable to attend the webinar, please also contact Alex Peacock.