Assistant Finance Business Partner

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university in Sheffield is seeking a proactive finance professional to provide financial guidance and support to various departments. This role involves ensuring funding goals are met while improving the efficiency of financial operations. The ideal candidate should have strong financial analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance colleagues. Excellent benefits are included to support staff development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave

Generous pensions scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Wide range of retail discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse, interpret, and communicate financial data.
• Knowledge of financial procedures and accounting concepts.
• Experience working with diverse teams and departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial information and advice based on central operations.
• Ensure external funding meets sponsors' objectives.
• Help improve financial administration efficiency.

Skills

Financial analysis

Interpersonal skills

Financial procedures knowledge

Proactive attitude

Job description

The Department of Finance provides a wide range of financial support across the whole University. The Faculty Finance teams provide advice and support to the Faculty which they are aligned to, covering departmental expenditure, budgets and all project activities. The role involves provision of sound financial advice and support direct to departments. We want you to ensure the effective management and monitoring of a range of departmental funds. This includes the use of the Faculty's external projects, both research and other sources of funding.

Responsibilities

• the provision of financial information and advice, drawing on a sound proven understanding of central operations
• ensuring external funding achieves the objectives specified by the sponsor's terms and conditions
• operational understanding of specific departmental and /or faculty practices with the objective of helping improve the efficiency of financial administration within the Faculty.

We are looking for:

• a hardworking, pro‑active hands‑on finance professional
• someone comfortable getting involved with various areas of University finance relating to departments and faculty
• someone who is happy working with both non-financial academic colleagues as well as finance colleagues

Do you have knowledge of financial procedures and accounting concepts?

Are you able to analyse, interpret and communicate financial data?

Our vision is to be one of the best Universities in the world, renowned for the excellence, impact and distinctiveness of both its research and its research‑led learning and teaching., The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world‑class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience. Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.