Description
Faculty Head of Finance & Planning is required for a contract position in Oxford,UK. Sopra Steria Recruitment working in partnership with a major clients in the UK. Our client is looking for a Faculty Head of Finance & Planning, this will be a contract role for 6 months initially.
Essential Experience:
1.Develop, implement and monitor a sustainable financial strategy and business plan for the Faculty
2.Lead the financial management of the faculty ensuring that resources are optimised to deliver the faculty strategy.
3.To identify opportunities for staffing and other resource changes within the faculty and to develop options for the Dean and senior colleagues
4.Lead the faculty planning cycle (Financial forecasts and non financial KPIs)and act as key contact to the University planning team. Developing appropriate reporting and monitoring frameworks
5.As a member of the faculty senior management team provide both high quality action orientated management information and professional strategic financial and planning advice to colleagues.
6.Deliver all Faculty internal and external financial reporting requirements relating to both core and contract activities. This will include financial forecasts, in year performance, University year end, statutory returns and specific grant reports.
7.Ensure that University financial regulations are adhered to and that effective financial controls are Embedded across the faculty.
8.Ensure faculty compliance with University statutory accounts preparation requirements and timetable (UK/International GAAP and HE SORP) and specific funders terms and conditions.
9.Lead the on-going management and development of the faculty finance team, including PDR, performance management, recruitment and selection and staff development.
10.Lead the delivery of an effective, efficient, customer focussed team that delivers value for money and continuously strives to improve its services.
11.To proactively develop and improve financial systems and processes in the Faculty and University wide.
12.To develop and maintain sound and facilitative working relationships with the finance and contract management staff of major partner organisations.
13.To provide a lead professional financial input to the Faculty in ensuring that it obtains value for money from all its activities with respect to economy, efficiency and effectiveness, and in particular that it follows best practice in procurement.
14.To undertake such other duties as may reasonably required by the Dean.
Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited acts as both an employment business and as an employment agency.
Please Note: Shortlisted candidates would be contacted via Call/Email.
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