Senior Finance Analyst

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to play a key role at University of the Arts London (UAL) managing and analysing university-wide financial management information to develop reports and support strategic decision-making.

 

As Senior Finance Analyst, your remit will cover a wide range of topics, including future year financial planning, in-year management accounts, regular board reports on expenditure and forecasts, cash flow projections, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, external reporting and ad-hoc projects.

 

Working across each of these areas you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills and knowledge and contribute to the team’s continuous improvement efforts.

 

You will also play a key role in the UAL finance data project, supporting analysis and options to improve our chart of accounts for reporting purposes.

Your profile

You will be an expert finance professional, comfortable working with large amounts of data, extracting key information, and presenting this in an accessible way for a non-finance audience. You will have excellent attention to detail, be capable of reconciling information from multiple sources, and ensuring the underlying data for our reports retains integrity.

 

A strong communicator, you will be capable of engaging with Associate Directors of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and other senior staff to discuss your reports, analysis and planning models. You will also be a good team player, developing relationships with our network of finance business partners - working with them on our core budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and troubleshooting any issues in a positive and collaborative manner.

 

A professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, (or equivalent) is essential.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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