Senior Management Accountant

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the IT Services Department as a Senior Management Accountant.

IT Services is a key department that ensures that the University has robust, reliable and high-performing IT facilities it requires to support the distinctive needs of those engaged in teaching, learning, research and administration. We value and recognise our own and the contribution of others, creating a great culture to work in and a place where we all feel we belong.

This role will have oversight of the departmental budget (£30m pa) and the financial management of the IT Development Plan (£64m envelope over a three year window) and Digital Transformation Programme (c£100m).

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working

About the Role

Key aspects of the Senior Management Accountant role:

• Departmental and Committee financial reporting: develop and continually improve standard financial reports to track Portfolio Committees’ and departmental financial performance;
• Lead on services pricing models: understand current pricing structures, financial impact and lead on transparent services pricing;
• Leadership: role model good management accounting practices with continuous improvement mindset. Create resilience within the team and empower the team to achieve their full potential in a collaborative culture;
• Ensure clear policies and efficient processes are developed, widely understood, adequately controlled and consistently complied with.

About You

• We require potential candidates to possess good management, reporting and accounting skills. Ideally proven in a complex and highly distributed organisation.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter outlining how you meet the selection criteria, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 18 April.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 29 April and will be carried out in person at Dartington House, Oxford.