Senior Finance Analyst

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to support the design and delivery of the new University of the Arts London (UAL) operating model. 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. Under the leadership of our Vice-Chancellor, we are embarking on an ambitious strategic refresh to shape the next chapter of UAL’s impact. One of the five core pillars of this refreshed strategy is the development of a future-fit Operating Model - one that reflects our values and supports our ambitions.  The Operating Model is being delivered through a co-ordinated portfolio of Service Review projects, which will help to shape the Universities future delivery. This Senior Finance Analyst role bridges the University’s Finance and Strategy functions to provide dedicated finance resource for these Service Reviews. You will have strong technical skills to collate, manage, and analyse financial data – remaining flexible as priorities may shift as the project progresses. You will also be a strong communicator, comfortable working with a mix of stakeholders ranging from front line staff to senior leaders. Our goal is to design a joined-up, student-centred, and sustainable operating model that enables a high-performing and inclusive community, supports academic and professional excellence, and ensures our systems, structures and spaces are aligned to deliver world-class creative education. The Operating Model also needs to be financially sustainable, identifying efficiencies and opportunities for savings to ensure the University allocates its resources to the top priorities. This role shall initially be based in Kings Cross and High Holborn.

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.

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 hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

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