Total 14 Manager level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1DE

Your new company
You will be joining a well established, growing group in the Technology space based close to Farnham, Surrey.

Your new role
Your new role, reporting into the Finance Director is key in driving performance in several of their highest profile divisions. You will be leading a small team of experienced accountants with strong tenure and team culture whilst ensuring that the month end activities are delivered accurately and on time. Your month end packs will include P&L, balance sheet as well as commentary for the Directors. Outside of month end, you'll be working on performance packs, presenting key insights and driving the business towards achieving its budget. This role is high profile within the group but you'll be supported by a strong finance team.

What you'll need to succeed
In addition to your professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/equivalent), you should be a proven operator with month end, team leadership as well as building partnerships up to Board level. Given the level of engagement, you should be a strong communicator and able to hold teams to account for their performance.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary is on offer, hybrid working and progression opportunities.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Chris Evans now.
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We are currently recruiting for Assistant Finance & Contracts Managers which is a pivotal role that helps to ensure the effective delivery of the finance and contracts service within our National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) co-ordinating centre.

Who are we?

The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies and services. It provides those working in the NHS, public health, global health and social care with the evidence they need to better support patients, the public and people who need care.

Further information on the NIHR can be found at: www.nihr.ac.uk. In particular, you are encouraged to review our operational priorities and to watch this introductory video.

What will you be doing?

Working within the Finance and Contracts team you will be supporting the Finance Managers with the financial and contractual administration of research programmes. Some of the key tasks of the role are:

Reviewing and approving contracts and contract variation documentation
Reviewing projects financial reconciliation statements and proceeding tasks associated with financial assurance
Releasing, monitoring and reprofiling project payments
Providing support and advice on financial processes and procedures
Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates with a keen interest in the work we do and are highly numerate. We appreciate this is quite a unique finance role and we are able to offer training to ensure you are able to undertake all elements of the role. Some of the key skills we look for in a candidate are:

Comfortable with working with numbers
Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload
Be analytical and self-motivated
Able to work independently and problem solve as well as contributing to the wider team
Good communication skills both verbal and written
Proficient in the use of Microsoft office especially Excel
What can we offer you?

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of what we do so we make sure we look after you! As well as a generous benefits package (full details can be found here!), as an organisation we prioritise your wellbeing as reflected in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing awards, where we have achieved Gold for the fifth year in a row!

Our hybrid working approach helps you with your work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams so our expectation is you spend around 20% of your time in the office. We also know that personal development is important and have a range of ways to support you with this.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Lindsay Mead: L.k.mead@soton.ac.uk

**Please note when in post the job title will be Assistant Research Awards Manager.

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A fantastic Regional Hotel Finance Manager job near Southampton; paying a salary of up to £60,000 per year, has become available for a successful Hotel Management Company. You will oversee circa 3 properties within approximately a 50-mile radius, with some day-to-day resource support at site level.

Regional Hotel Finance Manager job near Southampton, Highlights:

• Base salary of up to £60,000 – negotiated on experience.
• Fuel/ mileage paid for travel between sites.
• Monday to Friday working schedule.
• Flexibilities usually available around hybrid working – up to 2 days per week.
• Excellent discounts on hotel stays/ F&B across the wider group – including friends and family.
• Relevant equipment provided, such as laptop etc.
• Standard annual leave allowance, company pension etc.

Regional Hotel Finance Manager job near Southampton, Job Overview:

• Leadership of the finance function across your cluster (circa 3 properties), ensuring best accounting practices and control standards are in place.
• Working alongside stakeholders such as Group Finance team and the Operational teams to continually review processes, budgets and targets… making improvements or recommendations where necessary to ensure targets are met or exceeded.
• Reporting, Cost Management, Forecasting in accordance with KPI requirements.
• Competent use of Sage and Excel.

Regional Hotel Finance Manager job near Southampton, Required Experience:

• Experience in the financial function within hotels is essential. Multi-site experience is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to produce accounts to draft statutory level, reconcile and produce VAT returns, and liaise with external Auditors and other parties as required.
• Happy to consider candidates who are either formally qualified or qualified by experience.
• Due to the location of the hotels, it is essential that you drive and have access to your own vehicle.

If you are interested in this Regional Hotel Finance Manager job near Southampton, then please apply now!

Your new company
Finance Manager is required by a local public sector organisation who are in a period of growth hence the addition of the Finance Manager.
Your new role

• Complete monthly reconciliation of income, querying any anomalies
• Management of Finance Officers including carrying out resource planning and managing recruitment, appraisal and professional development
• Monitor budgets all year round, advising the Senior Finance Manager and CFO where revisions or changes are needed
• Prepare and produce regular monthly monitoring reports and present business reports to senior management.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager and CFO to provide training
• Oversee the finance team on a day-to-day basis, ensuring money is banked, invoices are paid promptly, money owed is collected, and clear records are kept
• Ensure the Fixed Asset registers are up-to-date and the appropriate journals posted
• Prepare, review & submit VAT returns, including advising on correct VAT treatment for transactions
• Prepayments and accrual reconciliations
• Bank reconciliations
• Accounting for payroll

What you'll need to succeed

• Full right-to-work in the UK with prior finance experience in the UK
• Experience working within budget monitoring
• Public sector experience required, ideally within the NHS or Education

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary of circa £40k per annum
• Comprehensive benefits package on offer - for more information, please get in touch.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Jack Bailey on 02382 020 104
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Your new company
You will be joining a well established, growing group in the Technology space based close to Farnham, Surrey.

Your new role
Your new role, reporting into the Finance Director is key in driving performance in several of their highest profile divisions. You will be leading a small team of experienced accountants with strong tenure and team culture whilst ensuring that the month end activities are delivered accurately and on time. Your month end packs will include P&L, balance sheet as well as commentary for the Directors. Outside of month end, you'll be working on performance packs, presenting key insights and driving the business towards achieving its budget. This role is high profile within the group but you'll be supported by a strong finance team.

What you'll need to succeed
In addition to your professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/equivalent), you should be a proven operator with month end, team leadership as well as building partnerships up to Board level. Given the level of engagement, you should be a strong communicator and able to hold teams to account for their performance.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary is on offer, hybrid working and progression opportunities.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Chris Evans now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £70,000 (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / 52 Weeks Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF58986

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Manager at our Portsmouth site.

The Role
As a Finance Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Supporting the Business Facing Finance Director and Business Facing team. This is a key role within the business with a focus on increased controls around budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Day-to-day, you'll be liaising with the Land Sector Shared Service team (SSC), SAP SSC, Operations and Senior Management teams. This role is the link between Finance and the contract. Cost drivers from operations need to be properly understood and communicated in the business.

Reporting to the Head of Finance you will be responsible for the financial management and reporting of the contract's finances. This will include:

• Reporting of the contract monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts and strategic plans
• Key member of contract / site' senior management team involving
• Supporting identified continuous improvement projects on behalf of the Finance function.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the service.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential Experience of the Finance Manager:

• Ability to understand and manipulate data to present clear and concise financial messages for review.
• Experience of Finance IT applications (e.g. SAP).
• Demonstrable business partnering skills.
• Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office 2010 suite of applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio and Outlook.
• Ability to ensure deadlines and targets are achieved or surpassed.

Qualifications for the Finance Manager:

• Ideally, you will hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS) or equivalent / similar.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Autonomy to perform the role.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Your new company
A leading skills delivery organisation based in Portsmouth. Due to progression, they require a Finance Manager to join on a permanent / temporary to permanent basis, to start immediately for a salary of up to £50,000 pa.

Your new role
You will have day to day responsibility for the efficient running of the finance function, ensuring the delivery of customer-focused services appropriate to the changing needs of the company. You will work with key stakeholders to ensure that the annual and ongoing financial planning, forecasting and controls are appropriate and sufficient to meet business needs. You will produce timely management information for the company, including regular reports and ad-hoc data requests.
You will also provide advice and support to all internal and external stakeholders, including management on matters relating to finance, ensuring the prompt and accurate processing and recording of all financial transactions, including sales invoices, credit notes, payments, purchase invoices, debit notes, commissions, contra journals, etc.
You will ensure that all month-end and year-end processes are undertaken in a timely manner, including the timely completion of the bank reconciliations and all other control accounts.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience operating in a stand-alone capacity with SME finance. You will preferably be qualified, or part-qualified and have demonstrable experience in delivering end-to-end finance.

What you'll get in return
Up to £50,000 pa dependent on experience, plus benefits.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Ref: REQ001507
Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits. Part Time or Full Time.
An exciting opportunity has risen for an experienced finance professional to join our team, we are looking for a confident and personable Head of Finance to lead and manage the effective running of the Finance Department and contribute to the ongoing success of our financially secure college.
Responsibilities will include the preparation of monthly management accounts monitoring reports, preparation of the statutory accounts and management of the budgeting process and controls.
Applicants must be a fully qualified accountant with experience in a similar role of leading and managing a finance team. This role would suit an individual looking to develop their career in leadership and broaden their skills in a financial management and strategic direction.
This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to work in an Ofsted rated Outstanding College and an Outstanding Financial Health rated college operating from 3 campuses across Hampshire. In turn we can offer you interesting and varied work with an excellent benefits package.
Benefits include: LGPS Pension, 32 days holiday, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts, Refectory and free on-site parking.
Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Interviews will take place shortly after the published closing date or when a suitable number of appropriate applications have been received, so early submissions are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Safeguarding for Employees
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.
Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.
Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.

Educational Group based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, has a requirement for an experienced Interim Finance Manager to undertake the day to day management of the finance function to ensure the delivery of an efficient customer focused financial service to the wider organisation.

What will the Interim Finance Manager role involve?

Reporting to the Operations Director, the key responsibility of the Interim Finance Manager position will include:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts including provision of detailed variance analysis and monthly reforecasting;
• Support the annual budgeting processes including working with key non-finance stakeholders in budget setting and understanding the overhead costs for their individual departments;
• Ensure the prompt and accurate processing and recording of all financial transactions, including sales invoices, credit notes and payments;
• Preparation and submission of all external and statutory and regulatory returns including VAT and PAYE;
• Responsibility for ensuring that all month end and year end processes are undertaken within set deadlines including completion of bank reconciliations and control accounts.

Suitable Candidate for the Interim Finance Manager vacancy:

• Applicants for the position will have previous experience of working within a similar SME environment with a hands-on skill set and the ability to work effectively with non-finance stakeholders throughout a business;

Additional benefits and information for the role of Interim Finance Manager:

• The role will be office based 5 days a week.

CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.

Upper Pay Scale + TLR + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Full Time- Permanent

September 2024 Start Date

We are thrilled to announce a fantastic opening for the Head of English position at our prestigious Academy. The main goal of this role is to provide guidance, inspiration, and assistance to a talented department, ensuring the delivery of top-notch teaching and learning, ultimately leading to remarkable outcomes.

The perfect candidate for this position will have previous experience in leading English or be a skilled English teacher who is ready to embrace this chance for middle leadership. We are looking for someone who is optimistic, forward-looking, and possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to effectively motivate and develop the team. Moreover, the successful candidate will be a high achiever, consistently setting and maintaining high expectations to drive exceptional results. This opportunity will be ideal for those with aspirations for senior leadership in the future.

At Winton Community Academy, our students are diverse, exciting and talented - and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the high number of good and outstanding teachers who work in our school. We are also noted for our 'can do' attitude. We are keen, always, to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.

We are proud to serve the communities around Andover in the centre of Hampshire, a short commute from Winchester, Salisbury and many picturesque Hampshire villages. Ofsted judged us as a 'Good academy' in January 2018 and with a new, passionate Principal, Rebecca Clark in place, we are looking to build upon our strengths and develop into a truly outstanding place to learn and teach.

School visits are welcome, to arrange please contact Jackie Lusk,

The role is due to commence September 2024.

Closing date: 24th May 2024.

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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As an experienced finance professional, youll be competent in Management Accounting with the ability to work in a cross functional organisation but you may not have realised the work you do can directly shape the healthcare of tomorrow. At Practice Plus Group Portsmouth we offer high quality, fast and convenient procedures to both NHS and private patients. Practice Plus Group believes in strong teamwork and partnership amongst its people and this approach is at the heart of everything we do to deliver a high level of patient care. We are one of the UK largest independent sector healthcare providers and work in close partnership with the NHS to deliver more than 50 services throughout the UK. We provide high quality specialist care and excellent results for more than 50,000 patients each year.

Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Hybrid Working + Portsmouth, Hampshire
Compensation: £65,000 - £70,000 + Car allowance + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55310

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Manager based at our Lakeside offices in Portsmouth

The role
As a Finance Manager you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for the financial management of the Military Flying Training System (MFTS) contract, a key role within the business focused on increased controls around budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Day to day, you'll be the link between finance and the operational delivery of the contract, ensuring that cost drivers from the operations are properly understood and communicated to the business. Key duties will include:

• Production of timely and technically accurate contract/site accounts, budgets, forecasts and strategic plans including variance analysis
• Business Partner with the operational teams holding them to account with their forecasts and budgets
• Establish, create and maintain appropriate processes to ensure effective financial and business controls
• Preparation of contract review presentations identifying future opportunities and risk
• Providing and managing any contractual financial information e.g. any finance information to be provided as part of contractual reporting to customer such as gain share submissions, PPC reporting, KPIs etc
• Line management and oversight of MFTS Management Accountant

This role is a full-time position and will be hybrid role with regular attendance at our Lakeside offices in Portsmouth, with occasional travel required to other offices/operational sites as required.

Essential experience of the Finance Manager:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar Finance Manager or leadership role
• Strong finance business partner experience, including ability to concisely present complex financial information
• Strong IT skills, in particular Excel to intermediate / advanced level
• Experienced in the use of Finance systems (e.g. SAP, Navision, IFS or similar)
• Long-term contract accounting experience (highly desirable)

Qualifications for the Finance Manager:

• Recognised Accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Degree level education (desirable)

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC level security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Robert May’s School is seeking to appoint a well-qualified and experienced Head of Finance to lead the day-to-day financial operations of the School, providing financial information and reports to stakeholders and ensuring compliance with Trust’s financial policies and procedures and the Academies Trust Handbook. This is a lead role, managing a team of two staff and coordinating and controlling the accounting function in support of some 150 teaching and support staff.
The role involves supporting the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in providing strategic and financial advice to the Headteacher and Trustees in a timely and accurate manner.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, show initiative with excellent organisational skills and be able to communicate well at all levels and with key stakeholders.
In return, we can offer you:
25 days annual leave rising to 28 days after 5 years
Competitive salary and generous Local Government pension scheme
A tailored induction programme
A strong team ethos and a positive working environment that prioritises staff development and wellbeing
Possibility of funding for additional qualifications
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Robert May’s School, which dates from 1694, is a high attaining and oversubscribed 11-16 Single Academy Trust with a distinctive ethos based on the charitable principles of our founder. We would welcome the opportunity for an informal chat or visit. Please contact Lisa Shackleton, HR Officer for further information or to arrange a visit.

Are you a qualified accountant seeking a new and impactful challenge? Do you aspire to contribute to an organisation that drives real change? Then look no further…..

Join us as a Finance Manager and play a pivotal role in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Coordinating Centre. Your contribution will be instrumental in ensuring the continued success of NIHR's vital work both now and in the future!

Who are we?

The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies and services. This role is based in our Southampton centre which is hosted by the School of Healthcare, Enterprise and Innovation (HEI).

What will you be doing?

This is a varied role and you will collaborate closely with other finance colleagues to deliver and efficient and high-quality finance services. Your key responsibilities will include:

Supporting Senior Finance managers to produce monthly management accounts
Assist in the setting of annual and quarterly budgets
Contribute to implementing and maintaining a system for managing staff costs
Use your specialist knowledge to provide advice and guidance to colleagues.
Who are we looking for?

You will be a qualified accountant or a finalist with a track record of passing exams. You’ll excel in working with stakeholders at all levels and be able to effectively convey financial information to a varied audience. Some key skills we are looking for include:

Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload to meet these
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Confidence in giving advice relating to financial matters and procedures, with the ability to translate this for a non-technical audience.
Pro-active approach to work, with a desire to improve processes and able to use your own initiative to problem solve.
Able to work well as part of a team
What can we offer you?

Your dedication deserves recognition. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, encompassing generous annual leave, family-friendly policies, a robust pension plan, and more- the full details can be found here!

But we also know our staff are at the heart of what we do so we make sure we look after you! Staff wellbeing is a key priority for us and this is reflected in our recent award as Top Medium Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing awards, achieving Gold for the fourth year in a row!

We understand that the nature of work has evolved. Our hybrid working approach helps you with that work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams so our expectation is you spend around 20% of your time in the office, although this may flex in line with business need.

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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