Director of Finance

The Key Accountabilities for this role are:

• Finance Strategy
• Financial Management and compliance
• Insurance
• Investment strategy
• Finance and Payroll operations
• Procurement
• Management of resource
• Senior Leadership
• Strategic Projects
• Committee Membership

The new Director of Finance will be a strategic thinker, focused on delivery and detail and be a role model for the values and ethical leadership behaviours that underpin our vision and Strategic Plan. You will be able to demonstrate your considerable network experience and influencing skills – the role requires continued presence and positioning of the GSA at a range of internal committees as well as external sector networks such as Universities Scotland Finance Directors Group.

The GSA is a small Higher Education Institute (HEI), and the ideal candidate will have a highly-developed understanding of the drivers of income and expenditure in a complex funding environment such as Higher Education. In addition, significant experience at senior financial management level within a complex organisation including developing, preparing and presenting financial information for Board, Executive budget holder and stakeholder use.

Holding a recognised professional accounting qualification, you will have significant level of technical knowledge and expertise in governance, complex financial structures, procedures and processes. You will have substantial experience using financial IT systems, including reporting elements and have the ability to develop and work with detailed financial models and scenarios.

The full candidate brochure can be downloaded here: candidate brochure

For full details of the role, please refer to the job description / person specification and organisational chart provided, as well as ‘Useful Links ‘section in ‘About Us’.

How to Apply

Aspen People are delighted to be working together with Glasgow School of Art to appoint a new Director of Finance. Please view the application pack via the Apply link above.

For a confidential discussion please contact Katharine Price, Gillian Blackadder or Donogh O’Brien on 0141 212 7555.

Application

To apply, please ensure your CV sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements in line with the job description and person specification. CVs should be accompanied by a covering letter describing briefly how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification, why the appointment is of interest and what you believe you can bring to the role.

Please upload your CV and supporting statement as one combined document by clicking here.

Your application should include the following information:

• Current salary / package

• Current notice period

• Details of two referees (referees will not be contacted until offer stage or without prior consent).

You will receive an automatic acknowledgement of your application. If you do not receive this, please contact Gillian Blackadder on 0141 2127555 to ensure it has been received.

Recruitment Timetable

We have provided below a note of all the critical dates within this recruitment campaign which we hope will help you plan your diary:

Closing date for applications: Monday 30th September 2024

Longlist interviews: Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th October

Shortlist interviews: Wednesday 30th October 2024.

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