Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Full-time (35 hours per week / 1.0 FTE)

Location: London (Holloway site)

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London Met is an extraordinary institution. Equity and social inclusion have always been our driving principles, and it's what makes the University so unique. Our organisation is distinctive, both in its eclectic and diverse community of students and staff, and also for its historical role in serving some of London’s most deprived boroughs. Everything we do is underpinned by our philosophy that an individual should have the opportunity to transform their life through the power of education.

Equipping our students with the tools for their future is at the heart of our academic offering. We pride ourselves on providing our students with access to a wealth of opportunities and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute their unique perspectives to society, culture, public service and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.

About the Post

We are seeking expressions of interest in the role of Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.

As Head of Financial Planning & Analysis you will:

• Lead on the provision of financial management information to support strategic and tactical planning and decision-making.
• Lead on the production of annual and longer-term budgets and forecasts, both revenue and capital, liaising with the Director of Planning and Insight to integrate budgets and forecasts with student number planning.
• Liaise with the Associate Director of Financial Accounting to produce regular cash flow forecast integrated with budgets and revenue and capital budgets.
• Provide timely, sound and actionable financial analysis of current results and insights on impacts to future performance.
• You will be responsible for leading the development and optimisation of our Finance System, Oracle Fusion. This will involve being responsible for defining and prioritising product features, managing the finance product backlog, and ensuring the solution aligns with agreed financial operations and ways of working. 

To apply, please complete the online application in full and submit a supporting statement addressing the job description and person specification, along with an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement of up to one page, articulating how you will contribute to making our university more inclusive and what you have previously done to advance equality. You may also wish to submit a copy of your CV, although we do not accept a CV on its own as a job application. 

Deadline for applications: 26 May 2025 (23:59)

Interviews due to be held in week commencing 2nd June 2025.

If you have a query, or experience any difficulties with the application process, please contact us by email at: recruitment@londonmet.ac.uk quoting the job reference number.

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