Deputy Financial Controller

The Finance team at the University of Greenwich are looking for a Deputy Financial Controller who can make an impact and actively contribute to a very friendly team atmosphere. We are specifically interested in hearing from individuals who have experience in effectively managing external audit processes and are passionate about creating and sustaining a high performance culture.

We are a Financial Reporting team of 6-7 professionals who have recently been through a Finance transformation project, implementing Oracle Cloud Financials with an emphasis on improving our systems & controls and setting a culture of making a positive difference to the University and our students.  

What you’ll offer us

• A diligent and conscientious attitude with a desire for continual improvements.
• Ability to simultaneously zoom into the detail and keep track of the high level picture. 
• Ability to concisely express complex information in a way that maximises impact in shortest time possible. 
• Experience of influencing multiple stakeholders, whilst dealing with ambiguity.
• Qualified accountant with a track record of making a difference.  
• Positive and resilient mindset, whilst also maintaining a sense of curiosity, humility and humour

What we’ll offer you:

• A very attractive defined benefit pension scheme, 26 days annual leave plus 3-4 closure days over Christmas
• Supportive and engaging leadership who will place emphasis on your development, whether you wish to pursue your career inside the University or outside 
• Excellent team atmosphere (both inside and outside Finance teams)
• Highly supportive environment for people with carer responsibilities (emphasis on output rather than presenteeism)
• Study leave and Leadership Development programmes
• A highly visible role with an opportunity to gain broad exposure across the University and absorb a variety of financial and non financial information

Interviews will be conducted on Thursday 18^th April 2024 or Wednesday 24 April 2024

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Christopher McDermott C.M.McDermott@greenwich.ac.uk Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on peopleoperations-cfo@greenwich.ac.uk 

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on HR-Recruitment@gre.ac.uk 

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page (via the ‘Apply’ button above) and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). 

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

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