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Head of Finance – London College of Communication

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Vacancy Id: 9420

College / Service: Professional Services and Operations

Location: LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK

Salary: £48,534.00 - £65,148.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Term: Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by: 2 March 2023 at 23:55

 

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The opportunity

As Head of Finance at LCC you will lead and manage the finance team, ensuring the provision of accurate and timely financial information and delivery of a professional service to a wide range of stakeholders.

Reporting into the Head of Academic Finance and whilst supporting the LCC Management Team, you will be responsible for the provision of Finance Business Partnering, including Financial planning, financial reporting, and analysis together with the college finance operations. You 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.

About you

The successful person will have:

  • Qualified with a recognised Accounting Body
  • Experience of providing leadership and management of a finance team
  • Experience of financial planning and budget setting, preparing information for senior management to assist with decision making
  • Ideally, a background working in the higher education sector, but this is not essential
  • Experience of working with large data sets with the ability to write and develop financial reports
  • Advanced Excel and IT skills. Experience with Agresso Business World/ Excelerator is highly desirable
  • Brilliant communication skills, experience being a driver for change and bringing about continuous improvement

Closing date: Monday, 27th February 2023 at 9am.

First stage interviews are due to take place the week commencing 6th March.

For further information and to apply, please click the link to Head of Finance (LCC) post or contact our retained advisor, Kathryn Moss, Senior Consultant at Robertson Bell via email at UAL@robertsonbell.co.uk or on 0203 824 7100 .

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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Vacancy Id: 9420

College / Service: Professional Services and Operations

Location: LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK

Salary: £48,534.00 - £65,148.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Term: Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by: 2 March 2023 at 23:55

 

Please read through our FAQs page before applying.
A full copy of the job advert along with other information (such as interviews date, hiring process etc) is available by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button below.

Stonewall Gold Employer
Living Wage Employer
Disability Confident Committed
Stonewall Diversity Champion

Race Equality Charter

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