Finance Manager

The main duties the Finance Manager will need to carry out are as follows:

• Managing the budgets of designated schools & professional service departments (PSD) and working closely with the respective budget holders in delivering targeted budgeted results.
• The post holder will also support the wider finance team to deliver a first-class accounting function to meet OFS requirements and best practice accounting standards.
• The finance department is a closely knit unit that is responsible for a variety of duties in both financial and management accounting and actively encourages advancement of skills and post qualification training.
• Lead on the preparation of budgets by factoring student numbers into financial forecasts and supporting an appropriate allocation of staff and non-staff resources.
• Produce and present monthly management accounts for designated schools & PSD's and ensure that the budget holder understands their financial outturn and forecasts.
• Report on the financial performance of the designated schools & PSD's along with associated risks and opportunities.
• Manage designated schools' enterprise income reporting and assist in their bids for research income, while identifying new income sources, opportunities to increase existing income lines and efficiency savings.
• Support the Group Financial Controller in producing monthly management accounts for the university and its subsidiaries.

· Advise on VAT and partial exemption VAT rules.