Finance Business Support

The Unified Administrative Services (UAS) provides core administrative services to the University. The scope of the work carried out by UAS teams and sections is wide-ranging and essential to the smooth running of the University. The UAS is a body under the supervision of the University Council and is led by the Registrary as the University's Principal Administrative Officer.

The role supports the UAS Finance Business Partner team in a backfill capacity whilst certain members of the team are involved in Enhanced Financial Transparency (EFT) project, adding a crucial layer of financial expertise enabling effective coordination of financial policies, procedures, and management across the UAS Departments and supporting them in strategic and operational financial matters.

The role will need to develop and actively participate in a network of departmental accounts staff to facilitate the development of sound financial process and procedures. This will include acting as a financial expert intermediary between the UAS Departments and the central Finance Division, providing accurate and timely financial advice and management.

The Role

• Support the UAS Business Partner team in carrying out their responsibilities.
• Be the UAS contact for departmental finance staff, pro-actively encouraging interactions between finance contacts/leads across all departments in the UAS, share and promote best practice, develop consistent planning tools and training staff as required.
• Provide account management support i.e. monthly reports, analyse the data and variances.
• Monitor and review the accounts, review income and expenditure against targets.
• Implement and ensure that the local procedures comply with the University's financial procedures.
• Act as a financial expert intermediary between the departments and the central Finance Division.

Your Skills

• You will be a full or part-qualified accountant or working towards a recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Have several years' experience of working in a financial environment, probably within Higher Education or another complex organisation.
• Have strong influencing and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate excellent communication using tact and diplomacy.
• Have the ability to work independently and proactively.

Benefits

The University offers an excellent benefit package including:

• 41 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Defined benefits pension schemes
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Discounts on shopping
• Rental deposit scheme
• Public transport season ticket loans
• Tax-efficient bicycle and charity-giving schemes

Location

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.

Fixed term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on a seconded basis from their current role in the University.

If you are interested in applying for this post, please see details regarding next steps below:

We are partnering with Pure Resourcing Solutions to recruit to this role as part of our backfill campaign, as well as a flexible workforce of around 30 people to 'backfill' the finance function and create the capacity for permanent staff secondments. To apply for this role or any of the other backfill roles please apply through Pure Resourcing Solutions : https://universityofcambridge.prs.uk.com/

The closing date for applications is 18th April 2024. The interviews for the role are planned for 30th April 2024.

Please quote reference AG41097 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure and a security check.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.