Finance Manager

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cambridge is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the School of Clinical Medicine cluster finance team across five departments. You will manage monthly, quarterly and annual accounts, deliver financial submissions and analysis, and provide strategic budgeting and planning guidance to senior staff and Heads of Department.

The role requires an accounting degree or equivalent, advanced accounting knowledge, and substantial senior finance experience in a similar academic environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and research grants.
• Senior finance management experience in a similar environment.
• Capability to lead a finance team and implement robust financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts.
• Prepare annual financial submissions and perform financial data analysis.
• Provide financial, budgeting and planning advice to senior management and Heads of Department.
• Lead the finance team with four direct reports and develop new financial processes.

Skills

Advanced accounting knowledge

Education

Degree in accounting or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager to join the School of Clinical Medicine Cluster manage and oversee the financial matters of five academic departments.The Departments of Radiology, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Genomic Medicine have clustered their Professional Services staff to form one integrated team, with specialist groups in HR, Finance and Education. This team manages all administrative matters across the five departments. The departments are housed across different locations in the Biomedical Campus.This is a senior position in the Cluster professional services team, reporting directly to the Business and Operations Manager. The role holder will lead the finance team with four direct reports. The post holder's duties will include overseeing monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts; the preparation of annual financial submissions; financial data analysis; and the provision of financial, budgetary and planning advice to senior management and Departmental staff, including the five Heads of Department. The successful candidate will take responsibility for financial controls and planning within the Departments. This is an exciting time to join, as Departments continue to expand through active capital projects and academic recruitment. The role holder will have the opportunity to develop and implement new financial processes and procedures to enhance management of the expanding financial requirements.The post holder will hold a degree in accounting, or equivalent level of qualification. They will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of accounting, and research grants, and have substantial experience in a senior finance management role in a similar environment.Informal enquiries can be made to James Barrett, Business and Operation Manager at [e-mail] an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.Please quote reference RA51445 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.Apply online