Senior Finance Officer

The Student and Campus Experience Directorate in Queen’s is dedicated to enhancing the student experience at Queen's and is comprised of seven individual business units:

• Accommodation
• Campus Food, Drink and Retail
• Careers, Employability and Skills
• Childcare Services
• The Graduate School
• Queen's Sport
• Student Affairs

We are seeking a Senior Finance Officer to support the Commercial Management Accountant and Assistant Commercial Management Accountant in delivering financial information to operational management in the Directorate.

The role will focus on producing accurate and timely business analysis to support decision making and delivery of financial targets, as well as helping to ensure that transactional activities within the area are carried out in line with appropriate standards and policies.

About the person:

Our staff are key to the success of delivering a world class service and experience to all our stakeholders. Therefore we are looking to recruit a committed and motivated person who will support this and also strive to providing a welcoming, efficient, knowledgeable and friendly service. The successful candidate for this role will meet the following essential criteria:

• Part Qualified in professional accountancy qualification.
• Significant relevant finance experience in a commercial environment.
• Experience of producing management accounts to a suitable standard consistent with current accounting principles and presenting to non-finance colleagues.
• Substantial working knowledge and experience in the design and implementation of spreadsheets in a business context.
• Experience with large, complex computerised accounting systems.
• Experience of producing accurate forecasts for income and expenditure lines based on analysis of financial information and knowledge of business.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document linked on our website.

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