Senior Finance Business Partner - Strategic Projects

The Senior Finance Business Partner is responsible for liaising with budget managers across UAL to ensure we manage our financial resources effectively to achieve financial success and resilience. As an expert finance professional you will adopt an agile approach in teams and also develop relationships and influence decision making to support long term financial sustainability. You will be responsible for delivering effective support for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and providing financial analysis to monitor the delivery of the university's strategic objectives. An enhanced salary will be provided to reflect the strategic nature of the role and your inclusion on the Associate Directorates SMT.

We are looking for

• Experience of leading projects
• Experience of contributing towards the strategic direction of a team
• Experience of building effective relationships with budget managers across an organisation
• Experience of working with large data sets
• The ability to write and develop financial reports using Excel at an advanced standard
• Experience of working in a fast moving financial environment, working to key milestones and delivering comprehensive results to tight deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, adapting the message for a diverse audience in an inclusive and accessible way
• The ability to plan, prioritise and manage resources effectively to achieve long term objectives
• Someone who works collaboratively in a team and where appropriate across or with different professional groups
• The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students or customers
• Someone who suggests practical solutions to new or unique problems
  
  University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities - UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.