Finance Business Partner – Estates

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The opportunity

This is an exciting time to join UAL Finance, as we look to strengthen the finance service provided to the Estates department. The UAL Estate is going through a period of change, with this Finance Business Partner role supporting the Estate department during the budgeting / forecasting process. You will have strong communication skills, and be capable of engaging with Senior Budget Holders and Estates Heads of Services to discuss month-end management reports. You will also be a good team player, develop relationships with our network of finance business and troubleshooting any issues in a positive and collaborative manner.

We are a friendly and welcoming team, with varied skills and experiences from multiple different backgrounds. We actively support individual personal and professional development throughout the finance function and ­­­­­would work with the job holder to identify development opportunities within the role.

About you

This is an ideal opportunity to join a business partnering team with a wide range of experience.

You will be a qualified finance professional, and will have a history of business partnering senior stakeholders within a large organisation. Your knowledge will include supporting the Estates department with year-end activities, such as maintaining a fixed asset schedule, posting accruals / prepayments at year-end, providing month-end commentary on variance analysis.

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

If you have any queries about this role, please feel free to contact Dipal Thankey, on d.thankey@arts.ac.uk.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Leila Farrance, Resourcing Adviser via email 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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