Deputy Finance Director

Location : Avery Hill, United Kingdom

Salary : £83,971 per annum

Posted : 29 Apr 2022

End of advertisement period : 25 May 2022

Ref : 3154

Job Type : Senior Management & Heads of Department, Directors

Contract Type : Permanent

Hours : Full Time

The Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO) team vision is “to become a forward thinking, inclusive CFO Team consistently offering excellent service delivery, uncompromising on quality, delivering value and ensuring the financial sustainability of the University”

To help us deliver our vision, we are looking for a Deputy Finance Director to inspire and lead five high performing teams to oversee the financial performance of the University.

You will lead, role model and coach a strong business partnering mindset that exemplifies excellent service delivery. There is a strong strategic component to the role as you will actively input into the development and deployment of the Finance strategic priorities to support of the University’s ‘This is Our Time 2030’ strategy. With financial sustainability underpinning the foundation of the strategy, this role is critical in ensuring financial decisions are data-driven and commercially grounded.

The CFO is implementing a new finance target operating model so this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant contribution to implementing this change and ensuring the financial sustainability of the University.

We’re looking for an individual who has a passion for developing and coaching team members to reach their potential and is adept at influencing and partnering with senior stakeholders.

The salary for this post is spine point 14 on the Senior Management salary scale, currently £83,971 per annum.

For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Watson, Chief Financial Officer - L.Watson@greenwich.ac.uk

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: Our benefits - what we offer | Jobs and careers | University of Greenwich