Head of Financial, Planning & Analysis

Royal Holloway University of London; Egham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent university in Egham, Surrey, is looking for an Interim Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to provide crucial financial business partnering support across its Professional Services directorates. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage budgeting and forecasting activities, and ensure accurate management reporting. This role requires a professionally qualified accountant with significant experience in a university setting. Benefits include generous leave, training opportunities, and more.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Training and Development opportunities

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Cycle to Work scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant with knowledge in University financial contexts.
• Strong expertise in customer service and finance business partnering.
• Ability to influence at a senior level and manage large workloads.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial business support for Professional Services Directors.
• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting for Professional Services directorates.
• Oversee reporting and forecasting for the University's capital portfolio.
• Deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance when required.
• Lead a team of finance professionals to ensure financial sustainability.

Skills

Financial business partnering

Management reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Customer service

Complex problem solving

Education

Professional accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Full time, Fixed Term

Role overview

We are inviting applications for the role of Interim Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (Professional Services). This is a key position within the Financial Planning & Analysis team, working with colleagues to provide financial business partnering support across the Professional Services directorates.

Key responsibilities

• Providing financial business partnering support for the Professional Services Directors and their teams, including advice and insights, analysis, business case support and building financial literacy
• Delivering accurate and timely management reporting
• Managing budgeting & forecasting activities for the Professional Services directorates, working with stakeholders to meet the requirements of the University's annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycles
• Overseeing reporting and forecasting activities for the University's capital portfolio
• Deputising for the Deputy Director of Finance (Planning & Analysis) when required
• Leading a team of finance professionals and ensuring the University's Professional Services directorates deliver a wide ranging set of activities in a financially sustainable way

Qualifications

We are looking for a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with an understanding of accounting in a University context and strong expertise in customer service and finance business partnering, influencing at a senior level, analysis and complex problem solving and managing a large and varied workload.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: [e-mail]

Please quote the reference: 1225-321

Closing Date: 23:59, 11 January 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed