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Finance Business Partner

  • Location: Sheffield
  • Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Study Support + Hybrid/Flexible working
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted almost 2 years ago

  • Sector: Finance, Qualified Finance
  • Contact: Qualified Perm
  • Contact Email: cv@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 05 June 2022
  • Job Ref: JCU37912_1651847532

Sharp Consultancy are delighted to be partnering with The University of Sheffield, who are a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research intensive universities and is ranked as one of the world's top 100 universities, with an extraordinary academic reputation attracting the best students, teachers and researchers from around the world. The University's Vision is to be one of the best Universities in the world, renowned for the excellence, impact and distinctiveness both of its research and its research-led learning and teaching.

Due to continued investment, a brilliant opportunity has arisen for a driven and ambitious Finance Business Partner to join the Finance Department (Faculty of Social Sciences). The Department of Finance develops and implements dynamic and future focused financial strategies to support the University's aims, whilst maintaining sound financial oversight and administration in managing the University's financial affairs. It is organised on a business partnering model with specific teams within Financial Management aligned to Faculties & Business Units and with specialist teams providing dedicated support in a variety of functional areas.

The Social Sciences Faculty Finance team currently supports 13 Academic Departments, 5 Research Institutes and the Faculty Office, with a combined income of around £170m. These include a broad range of academic disciplines, activities and research themes.

Primarily the focus of the role will be as a key Business Partner to senior stakeholders, influencing decision making and contributing to the implementation of the Faculty's strategic plan via the provision of robust financial information & advice.

You will manage a variety of key activity areas, including both core & externally funded projects - contributing to the monthly / quarterly financial reporting, including interpreting the data and providing commentary on financial performance to senior management.

Duties will include:
*Responsibility for financial matters of a portfolio of Academic Department & Business Unit budgets within the Faculty, providing support & expert advice
*Preparation of accurate Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Forecasting across all activity areas, including analysis and explanation of variances against budget / forecast with recommendations
*Management of & reporting on external funding across various types of activity (research & any other) to internal & external stakeholders
*Communicate key issues relating to financial planning and operation, exchanging ideas and best practice, developing relationships within the Faculty and wider Finance teams
*Contribute to the implementation of the Faculty's strategic plan
*Support contract management, including the review and negotiation for specific projects or activities within planning units.

The University of Sheffield can offer progression alongside an excellent package, which includes a strong base salary, hybrid working and flexible hours.


If you are interested in the vacancy, or would simply wish to discuss the details further, please apply asap with your up-to-date CV and your current salary expectations or alternatively contact us on the contact details listed.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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