Finance Business Partner – Estates

At University of the Arts London, we’re looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our collaborative Central Finance team, where you will assist the Senior Finance Business Partner for our Estates department to provide critical insight through budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, ensuring financial performance is aligned with UAL’s long-term goals and support operational and strategic decision-making.

You’ll work closely with budget holders and leaders within the Estates department, providing month-end management reports, variance analysis, guidance, advice and year-end support to ensure the effective management of UAL’s financial resources and long-term financial sustainability.

With strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, you’ll build trusted relationships across the university, troubleshoot financial issues, and contribute to our positive team culture.

You will undertake a range of responsibilities, covering business partnering, as well as financial reporting and analysis. This will involve:

• Collaborating with stakeholders within UAL's client portfolio to understand their operational and strategic priorities
• Managing financial risks and implementing effective and sustainable financial solutions
• Producing regular financial management information
• Compiling annual and ongoing budgets, as well as the annual budget setting cycle and processes
• The development and maintenance of the university wide management accounting structure

Candidate requirements  

• You will be a qualified finance professional, who is able to work with budget managers in preparing large scale budgets/forecasts
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders to influence decision making
• You will have had prior exposure to year-end tasks, such as accruals/prepayments, fixed asset schedules and financial reporting
• You will also have had the experience of bringing a strong financial accounting skillset into the role
• You will have experience with working on large data sets with the ability to summarise into dashboards for presenting to senior management

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

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Closing date: 29 April 2025 23:55. 

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.