Senior Finance Analyst (FTC)

Royal Academy of Arts; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exhibitions

Reciprocal gallery agreements

Enhanced Pension

Generous employer contributions

Enhanced Holiday

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing

Virtual GP Service

Mental Health First Aiders

Agile Working

Flexible working

RA Staff Council

Employee Clubs

Football, Staff Choir and more

Job summary

The Royal Academy of Arts is seeking a commercially minded Senior Finance Analyst for a 6-month fixed term contract. You will partner with leadership, operations and core teams to turn numbers into strategic insight and support shaping the RA’s future plans.

You will bring a strong accounting background, excellent Excel skills, and experience or interest in applying AI tools to financial reporting, with Sage Intacct valued. On-site presence is required three days per week.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with at least two years post-qualification experience or substantial relevant experience.
• Excellent Excel skills and sound technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience of incorporating Artificial Intelligence tools into financial reporting will be an advantage and Sage Intacct will be valued.
• On-site work three days per week as per Agile Working Policy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Leadership, Operational and Core functional teams turning numbers into insight that shape decisions.
• Lead projects and contribute to the RA’s future strategy.
• Provide financial analysis across commercial and strategic finance.
• Communicate confidently with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA ACA or equivalent)

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

The Vacancy

Please note that this role is being offered on a 6 month fixed term contract. Depending on organisational needs, there may be scope for this position to continue on a permanent basis.

About This Role

The Royal Academy of Arts is currently looking to recruit a commercially minded, curious Senior Finance Analyst to join us on a 6 month fixed term contract, at an exciting time for the organisation as it absorbs a new leadership team and drives a new strategy.

As the Senior Finance Analyst, you will partner directly with our Leadership, Operational and Core functional teams turning numbers into insight that will shape real decisions and be part of the development of the RA’s future strategy.

This is a great opportunity to bring your financial expertise into one of the UK's most iconic arts institutions, working on high-profile initiatives that reach hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. You will get broad exposure across commercial and strategic finance, direct access to senior leadership, and the satisfaction of seeing your analysis genuinely shape decisions.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will either be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or equivalent) with at least two years’ post qualification experience or be qualified by substantial relevant experience. You will have excellent excel skills, sound technical accounting knowledge and a proven track record of leading projects.

Most importantly the successful candidate will thrive in a fast paced, complex environment and be able to communicate confidently with senior stakeholders. You will be comfortable challenging the status quo, be able to demonstrate resilience and sound judgement as well as have a genuine interest in the visual arts. Experience of incorporating Artificial Intelligence tools into financial reporting will be an advantage and experience of Sage Intacct will be valued.

Please note, in line with the RA’s Agile Working Policy, you will be expected to work on site 3 days per week.

The Company

The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to ‘establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA’s core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.

Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO.

The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.

The Benefits

• Exhibitions
• Reciprocal Agreements with galleries across the UK
• Enhanced Pension
• Generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing
• Access to a virtual GP Service and Mental Health First Aiders
• Agile Working
• The opportunity to work flexibly
• RA Staff Council
• Where your views are heard and listened to
• Employee Clubs
• Football, Staff Choir and more