Finance Business Partner - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - The Open University UK

The Open University UK
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Unit:
Finance


Salary:
£44,414 - £52,841


Location:
Milton Keynes


Please quote reference: 20856

Full Time (37 hours), Permanent


Closing Date: 9 May, :00


Be Surprising and Inspiring. Be So Much More


The Open University was established by Royal Charter in 1969 with the mission is to be 'open to people, places, methods and ideas'.

It is a national university, working in all four nations of the UK as well as globally, employing around 8,000 people across a range of academic, associate lecturer and professional services roles.

Pioneering higher education by distance learning over 2 million people have studied with the OU, predominantly part-time and often while in paid work.


The role


The focus of this role is to manage a team of finance staff in building partnerships with senior management stakeholders across the university on a cross-section of financial, accounting activities and projects.

The aim is to drive impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance and analysis, enabling a link to financial data to inform business strategies.

You'll positively challenge Senior Leaders, budgets and business activities to enable the best business outcomes are delivered.


Skills and experience required:


  • Must be a qualified CCAB/CIMA Accountant (membership)
  • Team development and leadership skills
  • Accounting experience within a complex organisation
  • Financial administration experience within a complex organisation
  • Understanding of accounting IT packages and systems
  • Intermediate to advanced level Microsoft Excel experience
  • Confidence in business partner engagement, communication, and analytical skills
You can find out more about the role within the job description.


What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term.

Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.


How to apply
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: , quoting the vacancy reference above.

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CV:

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Personal statement, _up to 1,000 words_
, you should set out in your statement why you're interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Closing date: 9th May 2023 at 12:00 noon


Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link).

**We offer a range of inclusive employment policies which include family and carer friendly flexible working arrangements and have many supportive staff networks and wellbeing services. We also endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.
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