Finance Manager - Preston based

Myerscough College; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (pro rata)

CPD opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

LGPS membership

Job summary

Myerscough College in Preston is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the Finance function and shape the college's financial strategy.

You will report to the Executive Director of Finance & HR, ensuring accurate, compliant financial services and supporting senior leaders in decision-making and value for money across the college.

Qualifications

• This post requires a professionally qualified accountant with strong leadership skills.
• It involves delivering high-quality financial management and strategic financial insight.
• Experience leading a finance function is essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the Finance function, ensuring high standards of service, accuracy and compliance.
• Managing and developing a customer-focused Finance team, promoting accountability, collaboration and high performance.
• Overseeing the production of management accounts, budgets, forecasts, statutory financial statements and regulatory returns.
• Leading the annual budget-setting process and supporting the development of medium and long-term financial plans.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Leadership

Finance management

Job description

At Myerscough, our values drive us: we are passionate about education, collaborative in our approach, professional in everything we do, and committed to Fredie (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement).

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Finance Manager to lead our Finance function and support the advancement of our finance strategy.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Finance & HR, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring the delivery of efficient, accurate and compliant financial services, while working closely with senior leaders and budget holders to support effective decision-making and value for money across the College.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the Finance function, ensuring high standards of service, accuracy and compliance.
• Managing and developing a customer-focused Finance team, promoting accountability, collaboration and high performance.
• Overseeing the production of management accounts, budgets, forecasts, statutory financial statements and regulatory returns.
• Leading the annual budget-setting process and supporting the development of medium and long-term financial plans.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professionally qualified accountant with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality financial management. You will combine technical expertise with a collaborative and business-focused approach, helping to shape strategic priorities while ensuring the delivery of an outstanding finance service.

By joining Myerscough, you will become part of a supportive and ambitious organisation that values professionalism, innovation and continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, develop a high-performing team and make a significant contribution to the future success of the College.

If you are an experienced financial leader with the vision and expertise to drive excellence, support sustainable growth and deliver exceptional financial stewardship, we encourage you to apply for the role of Finance Manager.

This role offers hybrid working, with flexibility to work both on campus and remotely, subject to business needs and service requirements.

The proposed interview date is Wednesday 18 November.

Why join us?

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer:

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 33 days, pro rata plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Department: Finance

Location: Myerscough College (Preston)

Salary: £45,769 - £51,492 per annum in accordance with qualifications and experience

Reference No: FM-511

Closing Date: Thursday 5 November 2026