University of Oxford
Director of Finance Operations
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Director of Finance Operations
Role: Director of Finance Operations
Reporting into: Chief Financial Officer Responsible for: A finance function of c.140 FTE Location: Oxford Contract: Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid Salary: Competitive
About the Role
The University of Oxford is seeking to appoint an exceptional strategic and collaborative financial leader to lead the delivery, performance, and improvements in its finance operations function, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
This high-profile leadership role will oversee critical finance services, drive operational excellence across a complex and decentralised organisation, and play a leading role in the University's ongoing finance and digital transformation agenda.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the University’s Finance Operations function (c.140 staff), covering:
- Payroll
- Pensions
- Payments
- Research accounting
- Financial systems
- Assurance
- Credit control, and related services
- Provide strategic leadership and drive continuous improvement for finance operations, ensuring efficient, compliant, and customer-focused services
- Lead finance digital strategy and transformation, shaping:
- Future systems
- Processes
- Major change programmes
- Chair key governance forums, including:
- Process Oversight Groups
- Finance Digital Board, ensuring:
- Effective controls
- Consistency and delivery
- Support operational and strategic decision-making across:
- The Finance Division
- The wider University
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Key Qualifications & Experience
We are looking for a strategic and collaborative leader who can combine operational excellence with transformational thinking, with:
- Significant experience leading:
- Large, complex operational teams
- The development of high-performing, engaged workforces
- Extensive background in:
- Finance or accounting operations, particularly in large-scale, decentralised organisations
- Proven experience delivering:
- Process/system change programmes
- Operational transformation
- A financial or accounting qualification, or equivalent.
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