Finance manager

Department

Finance

Salary

£58,225 - £67,468 per year

Grade

Grade 8

Contract status

Fixed term

Hours of work

Full-time

Based at

University of York campus (with some remote working options available)

Posted Date

22/09/2025

Apply by

02/10/2025

Job Reference

14422

Documents

• Job description 14421.pdf (PDF, 286.92kb)
  
  

Role Description

About The Department

The Finance Department is seeking to recruit a Faculty Finance Manager to lead the Faculty of Arts & Humanities Faculty Finance Team. This is a full-time role that can be worked flexibly as 0.8FTE if required and would be suitable as a secondment opportunity due to its fixed term nature. We are currently operating a hybrid working arrangement with two days in the office and the remainder of the time can be worked at home.

About The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic professional to lead the Faculty of Arts & Humanities Faculty Finance Team. As a senior manager in the finance department, you will be responsible for leadership and development of a specialist business partnering service across an entire Faculty. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will scope and develop financial strategies and plans, highlighting the financial implications and risks of strategic and operational decisions.

You will provide information and guidance to the leadership groups such as Deans Support Group and Faculty Executive Group. You will be building and nurturing excellent working relationships across the Faculty. The role will require excellent communication, analytical, team management and planning skills. We are looking for a person with a commitment to staff development and a desire for continuous improvement.

Skills, Experience & Qualification Needed

• Accountancy qualification (for example ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Experience of successful team leadership and management
• Experience of finance business partnering - financial forecasting, planning and monitoring
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders, academic and support staff with differing financial knowledge
  
  

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interested?

If you would like to discuss the role informally, please contact Jamie Holliday (Finance Director) - [email protected].

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We also encourage applications from women for senior roles.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork