Finance Analyst Salary: Starting from £44,577 per annum, pro rata, inclusive of London Weighting Closing Date: 03/04/2024 Reference: 0827-24-PS

Docklands Campus

Starting from £44,577 per annum, pro rata, inclusive of London Weighting

Full Time

Fixed Term

24 months

Wednesday 03 April 2024

Wednesday 10 April 2024

0827-24-PS

University of East London

The University of East London has been pioneering futures since 1898: from the 2nd Industrial Revolution through to where we are now, the 4th. We are a careers-led university, dedicated to supporting our students to develop the skills, emotional intelligence and creativity needed to thrive in a constantly changing world. 

Vision 2028 has been developed to transform our curriculum, pedagogy, research impact and partnerships to make a positive difference to student, graduate, and community success. Our ambitious but achievable goal is to become the leading careers-focused, enterprising university in the UK, one which both prepares our students for the jobs of the future and provides the innovation to drive that future sustainably and inclusively. 

About Us

At the University of East London, we aim to attract and retain the best possible staff and offer a working environment at the heart of a dynamic region with excellent transport links. We also offer a great range of benefits including pension, family friendly policies and an on-site nursery and gym at our Docklands Campus. 

There are big changes happening at the University of East London. 125 years old and committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, we work in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and strive to create a balanced, inclusive, and green future. 

About the Job

We are looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to join the Financial Management team at the University of East London. The Financial Management team are responsible for monthly income and expenditure, reporting to budget holders and the senior executives, and ultimately the board and its committees. 

The role of the Financial Analyst will support the Financial Planning Accountant in contributing to create the budget templates and forecasting templates and will aid the Senior Finance Managers in analytical duties, commercial analysis of new business cases and degree programmes in addition to other proposed activities. The Finance Analyst will help with the production of regulatory and statutory financial returns for bodies such as the OfS, ESFA and the DfE. This role will also support the maintenance of the processes and reporting structures within finance systems relating to management reporting.

The main areas of work cover the following:

• Income and Expenditure (I&E) Reporting,
• Budgeting and Forecasting,
• Regulatory Returns, 
• Commercial Support.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively as a crucial part of the Financial Management team in the performance of their duties to ensure that monthly income and expenditure reports, budgets, forecasts, and returns are timely, accurate and robust.

Benefits Package

Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days over Christmas) plus bank holidays, and we’re always open to consider flexible working arrangements. We have a discretionary and non-contractual shared success bonus scheme with a value of up to £5,000 in the 23/24 academic year, subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme and wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on: Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

If you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!

Further details

To begin your online application, please go to: https://jobs.uel.ac.uk/0827-24-PS and click 'Apply Online'.

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To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail [email protected]

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.

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