Senior Finance Business Partner – London College of Fashion

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The opportunity

As the Senior Finance Business Partner for LCF you will be responsible for the financial planning, financial reporting, and analysis together with the college finance operations.  Supporting the LCF College Management team, the postholder will play a key role in strategic decision-making within the College and provide financial analysis to monitor the delivery of the University’s strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will work closely with their peer group in the other colleges and in professional services to align reporting, processes and drive change, as well as lead and manage the LCF college finance team, ensuring the provision of accurate and timely financial information and delivery of a professional service to a wide range of stakeholders.

About you

The successful person will have:

• Qualified with a recognised Accounting Body (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW or equivalent)
• Experience of business partnering at a senior level, working with large data sets to lead the financial planning and budget setting, preparing information for senior management to ensure informed decision making in a large, fast paced complex organisation.
• Experience of providing leadership and management of a finance team to deliver continued improvement and change.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information in a range of formats to a diverse audience.
• Advanced Excel and IT skills. Experience with Agresso Business World/ Excelerator is highly desirable
• Experience of working for higher education sector is desirable, but this is not essential

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Hazel Bailey, Resourcing Adviser via email at PSOstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk 

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.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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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