Director of Finance

Aspen People; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A community education institution in Glasgow is seeking a Director of Finance to provide strategic management and ensure financial sustainability. This role involves leading efforts to increase commercialisation and oversee major capital investment projects, requiring a professional accountancy qualification and experience in strategic financial planning. The successful candidate will be motivated with negotiation skills and a commitment to the institution's values and mission.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing financial policy frameworks.
• Ability to provide management accounting services across financial cycles.
• Understanding of Scottish Education Funding Methodologies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic management for effective financial planning.
• Lead efforts to increase non-funded income generation.
• Play a key role in major capital investment projects.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Negotiation skills

Management accounting

Commercialisation

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Job description

About us

UHI Moray is the community college for Moray and the academic partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)in Moray. We are an assigned college of the Highlands & Islands FE Region and an integral part of the UHI academic partnership that directly provides education, training and research needs across over half of Scotland.

UHI Moray aims to provide learning opportunities of the highest quality which make a significant contribution to the economic, social and cultural vitality of the Moray community.

About the role

We are now seeking a new Director of Finance who will provide strategic and high quality management to enable effective financial planning and control by the Principal and Board of Management, ensuring financial sustainability. Having recently completed a successful Financial Recovery Plan, we need you to lead our drive to increase commercialisation and non-funded income generation of College services, as well as playing a key role in major capital investment projects and proposals.

About you

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated leader and successful negotiator and will hold a professional accountancy qualification, have experience of strategic financial planning, developing financial policy frameworks, and of providing management accounting services over a number of financial cycles. It is desirable that the new Director has an understanding of the Scottish Education Funding Methodologies, but of upmost importance is that you share the College’s commitment to our strategic values and our vision and mission for the students, staff and employers in the communities that we serve.