The opportunity
You will play a key role in driving financial performance, strategic planning and long-term sustainability across a complex and high-profile faculty.
- Lead strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting
- Deliver sharp financial insight and commercial challenge
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the Faculty and University
- Drive transformation, efficiency and continuous improvement
- Lead and inspire a high-performing finance team
- Support major projects and strategic initiatives across teaching and research
This is a fast-paced, influential role where your judgement, leadership and ability to build relationships will make a visible impact.
The person
You will be a qualified finance professional (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong leadership capability, commercial acumen and the confidence to operate at senior level within a complex organisation.
- Experience leading and developing professional finance teams
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent budgeting, forecasting and analytical capability
- A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach
- The ability to influence, challenge and drive change
Why Manchester?
At Manchester, finance helps power world-changing research, outstanding education and real societal impact. In return, you’ll join an ambitious institution offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and the chance to shape the future of one of the UK’s leading universities.
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You will play a key role in driving financial performance, strategic planning and long-term sustainability across a complex and high-profile faculty.
- Lead strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting
- Deliver sharp financial insight and commercial challenge
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the Faculty and University
- Drive transformation, efficiency and continuous improvement
- Lead and inspire a high-performing finance team
- Support major projects and strategic initiatives across teaching and research
This is a fast-paced, influential role where your judgement, leadership and ability to build relationships will make a visible impact.
The person
You will be a qualified finance professional (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong leadership capability, commercial acumen and the confidence to operate at senior level within a complex organisation.
- Experience leading and developing professional finance teams
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent budgeting, forecasting and analytical capability
- A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach
- The ability to influence, challenge and drive change
Why Manchester?
At Manchester, finance helps power world-changing research, outstanding education and real societal impact. In return, you’ll join an ambitious institution offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits and the chance to shape the future of one of the UK’s leading universities.
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