Facilities Accountant

Cranfield University; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist postgraduate university in the United Kingdom is looking for a Facilities Management Accountant. This role involves providing high-quality financial management and accounting support to the Facilities Professional Service Unit. You'll work closely with budget holders and translate complex financial data into clear information. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in management accounting and be part-qualified as a CCAB accountant, with strong analytical skills and advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Disability Confident Employer

Ranked in the Top 30 family-friendly employers

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting environment.
• Ability to interpret financial information.
• Experience gained within a large, complex organisation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality financial management and accounting support.
• Deliver robust management and financial accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Translate complex financial data into clear information.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Management reporting

Analytical skills

Communication with non-financial stakeholders

Advanced Excel skills

Microsoft Office skills

Education

Part-qualified CCAB accountant

Tools

Agresso or similar financial systems

Job description

We welcome applications from finance professionals who enjoy partnering with non-financial colleagues and providing high-quality management accounting to support strategic decision-making in a complex operational environment.

About the Role

Cranfield University is seeking a Facilities Management Accountant to provide high-quality financial management and accounting support to the Facilities Professional Service Unit. Working as part of the Finance Professional Service Unit and embedded within Facilities, you will deliver robust management and financial accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to support the achievement of Facilities' strategic objectives. You will work closely with Facilities budget holders to interpret financial information, explain variances, provide funding options, and support value‑for‑money decision‑making.

A key aspect of the role is translating complex financial data into clear, accessible information using reports, dashboards and visual tools, enabling non‑financial colleagues to understand financial implications and make informed decisions. You will also support statutory and sector reporting requirements, including the Estates Management Record, and act as a trusted point of contact for Facilities‑related financial queries.

About You

You will be a part‑qualified CCAB accountant, or have significant experience working in a management accounting environment, with the ability to interpret financial information and provide clear, practical advice.

You will bring:

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence communicating financial information to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines in a complex environment.

Experience gained within a large, complex organisation or the Higher Education sector, along with knowledge of Agresso or similar financial systems, would be advantageous.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world‑class expertise, large‑scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

The Finance Professional Service Unit plays a critical role in ensuring the University's financial integrity and sustainability. Working across the University and its subsidiary companies, Finance provides timely, accurate and insightful financial information to support decision‑making and strategic planning.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family‑friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on‑site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to Apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jason Masih, Head of Professional Services Accounting, at T: [phone], or E: [e-mail].

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [e-mail]. Please quote reference number 5181.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 8 January 2026.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. We would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.