Head of Investments, Tax and Capital Accounting
Head of Investments, Tax and Capital Accounting

Head of Investments, Tax and Capital Accounting

Full-Time 52300 - 65800 £ / year (est.) No home office possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead investments, tax, and capital accounting at Cardiff University, ensuring compliance and financial oversight.
  • Company: Cardiff University is a vibrant institution committed to social, cultural, and economic impact.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, 37 days of annual leave, and a supportive work environment.
  • Why this job: Join a dynamic team, make a real impact, and develop your career in higher education finance.
  • Qualifications: Professional accountant with significant experience in investment management and taxation.
  • Other info: Applications welcome in Welsh; commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The predicted salary is between 52300 - 65800 £ per year.

Head of Investments, Tax and Capital Accounting

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Pennaeth Buddsoddiadau, Treth a Chyfrifeg Cyfalaf
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn recriwtio Pennaeth Buddsoddiadau, Treth a Chyfrifo Cyfalaf.
Bydd Deiliad y Swydd Yn Arwain Ac Yn Rhoi Arbenigedd Proffesiynol i Gefnogi\’r Gwaith o Reoli Swyddogaethau’r Trysorlys, Treth, Yswiriant a Chyfrifeg Cyfalaf y Brifysgol, Gan Ymgysylltu\’n Weithredol â Rhanddeiliaid Mewnol Ac Allanol. Mae Hon Yn Rôl Newydd i Adran Gyllid y Brifysgol, Ac Yn Adrodd i Reolydd Ariannol y Grŵp Ac Yn Gyfrifol Am

  • Roi arbenigedd technegol ar bob agwedd ar gyfrifeg fuddsoddi a gwaddol, prosiectau cyfalaf a chynnal polisïau a rheoliadau ariannol priodol, a dadansoddi adenillion incwm a rhagolygon llif arian.
  • Gwneud yn siŵr bod y Brifysgol yn llwyr ymwybodol o’r goblygiadau a ddaw o achos i TAW, a sicrhau bod y Brifysgol yn cydymffurfio â’i rhwymedigaethau o ran talu ac adrodd, gan ymgysylltu â chynghorwyr allanol, pan fo’n briodol.
  • Cadw golwg a rheoli llif arian gan roi dadansoddiad a sylwebaeth i uwch-reolwyr.

A chithau’n aelod o Dîm Rheoli’r Adran Gyllid, bydd disgwyl i chi feithrin diwylliant cynhwysol a chydlynol, lle mae pob aelod o\’r adran yn deall eu rôl o fewn cyd-destun ehangach y Brifysgol. Byddwch yn gyfrifol am drosi’r weledigaeth yn amcanion pendant, sefydlu a chyfathrebu disgwyliadau a safonau uchel, rhoi adborth a rheoli perfformiad a chynnal ffocws y tîm drwy gymryd rhan mewn penderfyniadau, cynllunio a chyfathrebu rheolaidd.
Swydd amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos) a phenagored yw hon.
Cyflog: £60,321 – £65,814 y flwyddyn (Gradd 8)
Mae’r swydd hon yn gymwys i gael ei chynnig ar sail gweithio cyfunol. Mae hynny’n golygu, yn ogystal â threulio amser yn gweithio ar y campws, gallwch dreulio rhywfaint o amser yn gweithio o leoliad arall, e.e. eich cartref. Mae’r Brifysgol wedi ymrwymo i gynnig yr hyblygrwydd hwn pan fo anghenion y swydd a’r busnes yn gwneud hynny’n bosibl, a hynny er mwyn eich helpu i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eich gwaith a’ch bywyd personol.
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn cynnig llawer o fuddion rhagorol, gan gynnwys 37 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol (yn ogystal â gwyliau banc), pro-rata ar gyfer rhan amser, cynllun pensiwn lleol, gweithio cyfunol (sy\’n golygu y byddwch yn gallu gweithio gartref am beth o\’ch amser), cynllun beicio i\’r gwaith a mentrau teithio eraill, cynyddiadau blynyddol i fyny’r raddfa gyflog, a mwy. Dyma le cyffrous a bywiog i weithio ynddo. Ceir llawer o heriau gwahanol ac mae\’n gefnogwr balch o’r Cyflog Byw.
Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Gwener, 25 Gorffennaf 2025
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Gwener, 22 Awst 2025
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu amgylchedd gwaith cynhwysol. Credwn y gallwn wneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o staff o wahanol gefndiroedd sydd am greu Prifysgol sy\’n ceisio cyflawni ein rhwymedigaeth gymdeithasol, ddiwylliannol ac economaidd i Gaerdydd, Cymru, a\’r byd. Wrth gefnogi ein gweithwyr i gael cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a\’u bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i rannu swyddi neu weithio\’n hyblyg.
Caniateir i geisiadau gael eu cyflwyno yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.
Dyletswyddau a Chyfrifoldebau
Buddsoddiadau

  • Rhoi arbenigedd technegol ar bob agwedd ar gyfrifeg buddsoddi, gan gynnwys Ecwiti Preifat a Phensiynau, a chynnal a diweddaru polisïau Buddsoddi a Thrysorlys y Brifysgol.
  • Cysylltu â rheolwyr buddsoddi portffolio buddsoddi’r Brifysgol, monitro perfformiad buddsoddi, a chyfleu adroddiadau i Is-bwyllgor Buddsoddi a Bancio\’r Brifysgol.
  • Cadw golwg ar wasanaethau cyfrifyddu, adrodd a monitro ar gyfer cronfeydd gwaddol y Brifysgol, mewn cydweithrediad â DEVAR.

Treth ac Yswiriant

  • Byddwch yn gyfrifol am ddarparu gwasanaethau cynghori ar drethi , gan gynnwys polisïau a chanllawiau i sicrhau bod y Brifysgol yn cydymffurfio yn ei holl weithgareddau yn y DU a thramor, at ddibenion TAW, corfforaeth, cyflogaeth a threthi eraill.
  • Cadw golwg ar waith treth a chyngor allanol y Brifysgol.
  • Cadw golwg ar drefniadau yswiriant y Brifysgol a’u rheoli, gan sicrhau bod polisïau rheoli risg a gweithredu priodol ar waith.

Cyfrifeg Cyfalaf

  • Rhoi arbenigedd technegol ar Raglen Buddsoddi Cyfalaf y Brifysgol i sicrhau eu bod yn cael eu trin yn y ffordd gywir o ran cyfrifo a threth a rhoi gwariant cyfalaf a chyllid cysylltiedig ar waith.
  • Monitro ac adrodd ar brosiectau rhaglen buddsoddi cyfalaf sylweddol, gan ganolbwyntio ar fudd-daliadau, llif arian, a modelu ariannol.
  • Sicrhau bod cyfleoedd cyllid cyfalaf allanol yn cael eu nodi a\’u defnyddio\’n briodol, gan gydlynu’r gwaith o adrodd i arianwyr allanol yn ôl y gofyn.

Dyletswyddau Cyffredinol

  • Arwain a chymell tîm o staff sy\’n gyfrifol am drethi, trysorlys, buddsoddiadau a gwaddolion, i sicrhau bod yr allbynnau\’n cael eu cyflawni i safonau disgwyliedig y cytunwyd arnynt.
  • Dod ynghyd â’r uwch dîm rheoli cyllid i gydlynu materion ariannol allweddol ac adrodd arnynt i uwch reolwyr a Bwrdd Gweithredol y Brifysgol yn ôl yr angen.
  • Ysgogi’r datblygiad o brosesau effeithlon a rheolaethau cymesur sy’n seiliedig ar risg, o safbwynt gwella’n barhaus.

Manyleb Unigolyn
Bydd eich cais yn cael ei asesu yn unol â’r meini prawf hanfodol a dymunol canlynol ar gyfer y swydd. Ar ôl copïo’r adran hon a’i gludo i mewn i ddogfen newydd, rhowch enghreifftiau clir sy’n dangos sut yr ydych yn bodloni pob maen prawf, a hynny trwy ysgrifennu o dan bob un. Gallwch gyfeirio at elfennau o unrhyw agwedd ar eich bywyd (e.e. gwaith, cartref, addysg/cymwysterau neu fywyd cymunedol) cyn belled â\’ch bod yn canolbwyntio ar ei pherthnasedd i\’r rôl.
Dylech gadw eich datganiad ategol mewn dogfen ar wahân sy’n dwyn y teitl (EICH ENW – 19669BR – TEITL SWYDD) a\’i rhoi ynghlwm wrth eich cais yn y system recriwtio.
Yn ogystal, nodwch mai dyma\’r meini prawf yr asesir ymgeiswyr ar y rhestr fer yn unol â hwy mewn cyfweliad a/neu drwy ddulliau eraill (e.e. prawf sgiliau) lle bo’n berthnasol.
Meini Prawf Hanfodol
Cymwysterau ac Addysg

  • Cyfrifydd â chymwysterau proffesiynol, (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA) gyda phrofiad ôl-gymhwyso sylweddol, gan gynnwys profiad o reoli gwaddolion a chyfrifyddu Ecwiti Preifat, a threth.

Gwybodaeth, Sgiliau a Phrofiad

  • Rydych yn gallu dangos sgiliau cyfathrebu da ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig, gan gynnwys cyfleu materion ariannol cymhleth i staff nad ydynt yn staff cyllid, a meithrin ymddiriedaeth uwch reolwyr drwy’r sefydliad. Agwedd frwdfrydig a hunanhyderus.
  • Gallu strategol, gallu deall y cyd-destun busnes ehangach ac ychwanegu gwerth at benderfyniadau strategol. Sgiliau rhifedd, dadansoddi a chefnogi penderfyniadau cryf, gyda\’r gallu i ddehongli a gwella data ariannol.
  • Sgiliau cryf ym maes systemau ariannol, gan gynnwys dealltwriaeth o weithredu newid a gwelliannau i brosesau
  • Profiad sylweddol o reoli tîm arbenigol ac i ennyn y gorau ohonynt.

Gwasanaeth Cwsmeriaid, Cyfathrebu a Gweithio mewn Tîm

  • Y gallu i gyfleu gwybodaeth fanwl a chymhleth yn effeithiol ac yn broffesiynol i ystod eang o bobl
  • Profiad diamheuol o reoli cronfeydd yn llwyddiannus, gan ddod â budd i’r sefydliad, a chan amlygu a lliniaru pob risg.
  • Tystiolaeth o’r gallu i fynd i wraidd anghenion cwsmeriaid ac addasu\’r gwasanaeth yn unol â hynny er mwyn cyflwyno gwasanaeth o safon

Cynllunio, Dadansoddi a Datrys Problemau

  • Modelu a rheoli senarios yn y tymor hir, a’r gallu i chwilio am gyfleoedd, a chyflwyno achos dros newid cyfeiriad a gefnogir gan dystiolaeth o gyflawni llwyddiant o’r fath drwy newid yn y gorffennol?
  • Tystiolaeth o allu cynllunio gwaith yr adran dros amserlenni o fwy na blwyddyn, ynghyd ag ymateb i newidiadau yn y llwyth gwaith ac yng nghyfeiriad strategol yr adran a’r Brifysgol

Meini Prawf Dymunol

  • Dealltwriaeth a diddordeb yn addysg uwch – ei gweithgareddau addysgu, ymchwil a menter.
  • Yn gyfarwydd â meddalwedd E-Business Suite Oracle.
  • Gwybodaeth am fframweithiau cyfreithiol a pholisi y mae prifysgolion yn gweithredu ynddynt.
  • Medru’r Gymraeg, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Executive

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Job function

    Finance and Sales

  • Industries

    Higher Education

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Head of Investments, Tax and Capital Accounting employer: Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Cardiff University is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With generous benefits such as 37 days of annual leave, a local pension scheme, and flexible working arrangements, employees are supported in achieving a healthy work-life balance while contributing to the university's mission of social, cultural, and economic impact. This role not only provides the opportunity to lead a dynamic finance team but also to engage with diverse stakeholders in a stimulating academic environment.
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Professional Accounting Qualifications (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA)
Experience in managing endowments and private equity accounting
Strong understanding of tax compliance and regulations
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Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly
Leadership and team management skills
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