Senior Finance Systems Manager - London, NW14SA

London Business School; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious business school in the UK is seeking a Senior Finance Systems Manager to lead and enhance financial operations. This role involves overseeing finance systems, driving best practices, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience in finance data management, and relevant accounting qualifications. The position offers a hybrid working environment, competitive benefits, including generous annual leave and a robust pension package.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension package with 14.5% employer contribution

Free onsite gym and swimming pool

Professional development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in finance data management.
• Ability to lead finance systems projects from conception to completion.
• Familiarity with system changes and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and support of finance systems.
• Serve as primary contact for finance system issues.
• Mentor finance systems team.

Skills

Understanding of finance operations and systems

Strong analytical skills

Customer service experience

Change management

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Senior Finance Systems Manager - London, NW14SA

The Role

Lead the finance systems at London Business School and drive excellence in financial operations

London Business School require a Senior Finance Systems Manager to join us on a permanent basis.

You will lead the delivery and support of the School’s finance systems, including the adoption of new platforms like TechnologyOne. This role involves managing system upgrades, promoting best practices, and ensuring systems align with strategic goals.

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for finance system matters.
• Provide leadership to the finance systems team, fostering continuous learning and growth.
• Mentor team members and guide them in complex problem-solving.
• Lead finance systems projects from conception to completion.
• Administer and maintain finance systems ensuring reliability and compliance.
• Communicate system changes effectively and manage upgrades.

Who we are looking for

• Understanding of finance operations and systems with experience in finance data management.
• Accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and customer service experience.
• Familiarity with software packages like Microsoft Office and Saleforce
• Ability to manage change and consult on business initiatives.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community basedin two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’swhere extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have aprofound impact on the way the world does business and the waybusiness impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning toour students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, su...

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed tocreating tangible and sustainable change in drivinginclusion & belonging within our School, education andsociety at large.We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive.This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying Pleasenote we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.