Head of Finance Business Partnering ( Interim)

Accountable for the strategic leadership and operational delivery of business partnering and FP&A within the Finance Division.. This role ensures the provision of a high-quality, insight-driven service that supports the University's financial sustainability and strategic objectives.

Provide clear strategic direction to the business partners and FP&A functions, ensuring the seamless execution of day-to-day financial processes with a strong emphasis on efficiency, accuracy and operational excellence. Drive the development and implementation of robust financial models, forecasts and performance metrics.

Lead a team of 8 direct reports and provide strategic oversight to an extended team of approximately 50, fostering a collaborative high-performing culture that supports professional growth and cross-functional integration.

Act as a trusted advisor to senior academic and professional services leaders, providing expert financial insight and challenge. Build strong relationships across the University to ensure financial strategies are well understood and effectively implemented1. To provide enduring business leadership, coordination and continued capability development for all aspects of financial business partnering including financial decision-making support This should be delivered in a collegial way reflecting the working practices of the University.

2. Work with the extended finance and academic community, to actively support the Finance Transformation Programme to ensure the new Oracle Fusion system delivers fit for purpose FP&A needs and outside system development, deliver new ways of decision making that leverage the system tools.

3. Work with individual institutions to understand, map and agree how School and Institution Finance Business Partners (FBPs) currently work collaboratively with School Secretaries, Heads of Schools, Heads of Institutions, Registrary, Heads of Departments, Heads if NSIs and others, in producing fit for purpose institutional Business Plans:

4. Work with School management to shape the evolving footprint of our critical business-facing SFBP roles in the context of FTP and Re-Imagining Professional Services (RPS) programme principles.

5. Leading the devolved finance functions throughout the Schools and United Administrative Services (UAS), overseeing collective delivery of services and priority objectives, including heightened focus on surplus improvement

Take primary responsibility for the forward management of the key assumptions and risks associated with the University's Ten-year Model.