Senior Management Accountant (Reporting)

This full time, permanent role is available immediately.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role

This role works directly with the Assistant Director of Finance overseeing and managing the management accounting, budgeting and forecasting outputs for the Finance Planning and Reporting function within FICS. This is a key central role suitable for someone with an inquisitive and analytical mind-set with close attention to detail. You will be a natural communicator and comfortable influencing both colleagues within the wider function as well as non-finance colleagues.  Experience of being an integral cog in a complex finance operation would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be a qualified and confident accountant with proven experience in managing effective relationships in a business partnering role, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, team leadership skills and be comfortable with working in a changing environment and managing change.

You will report to the Assistant Director of Finance, and work closely with colleagues across the University and in particular colleagues within FICS.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).  

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Joe Wall, j.wall@exeter.ac.uk to arrange a Teams call. 

CV and covering letter should be of no more than 400 words please. Interviews are scheduled for Friday 13^th January.

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