University of Leeds
Head of Finance – New income streams

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Job Title
This job is only available to University of Leeds staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.
About the Role
This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements
Are you an exceptional business partner with strong accounting abilities and able to provide strategic direction, commercial insight and robust investment assessment? Are you passionate about adding value, supporting growth and contributing to financial sustainability?
Reporting to the Director of Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis, this is a broad ranging senior business partnering role, supporting key areas of strategic growth for the University. Working with senior stakeholders you will provide commercial insight, financial advice, analysis and support, in an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing and supporting strategic delivery in areas of new income growth for the University.
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With a commercial mindset, you will be able to balance investment opportunities and academic excellence within the framework of statutory regulations. Confident in developing processes to support assessment of investment, costings and pricing you will both support and challenge senior stakeholders to ensure delivery of robust and sustainable decision making.
Good accounting and operational knowledge will ensure you are a point of excellence mitigating risk and bringing an awareness of accounting implications, co-ordinating with other specialist parts of the finance service and wider University.
Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.


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What We Offer In Return
- 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
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To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Mark Gray, Director of Finance –Financial Planning & Analysis
Email: M.A.Gray@leeds.ac.uk
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