Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

Vacancy ID: 11561

College/Service: Professional Services and Operations

Department/Team: Finance

Location: Hybrid – CSM King’s Cross/Home

Hybrid working: Flexible hybrid – 50% on-site, 50% WFH

Grade: Grade 6

Salary: £51,996.00 – £62,433.00 per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Term: Part time – 28 hours per week

Advertised: External and internal

Apply by: 17 February 2025 23:55

Interviews: from w/c 24 February 2025

Job description

The opportunity:
Are you a highly skilled and experienced financial professional ready to make a significant impact? The University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in managing and shaping our financial resources. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about driving financial success, fostering collaboration, and supporting long-term sustainability in a dynamic environment.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will engage closely with budget managers across UAL to ensure financial resilience and success. You will provide strategic financial insight, work cross-functionally to influence decision-making, and ensure the alignment of financial strategies with UAL’s long-term goals. Your role will be integral in ensuring that we continue to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape, using your expertise to drive effective financial planning, risk management, and strategic forecasting.

You shall have the opportunity to work on:

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to ensure financial success.
• Strategic Insights: Providing in-depth financial analysis to assess and support the delivery of UAL’s strategic objectives.
• Business Partnering: Collaborating with senior leaders and operational teams to understand priorities, manage financial risks, and optimize resources.
• Budget Management: Partnering with stakeholders to develop, review, and manage both annual and ongoing budgets.
• Forecasting: Developing detailed forecasts to monitor and guide spend across key areas of the university.
• Cost Control: Ensuring costs are accurately recorded on UAL’s finance management system, providing regular financial updates.
• Annual Budget Cycle: Playing an active role in the annual budget-setting process, ensuring timely preparation of all reviews and costings.
• Team Leadership: Managing, coaching, and supervising Finance Business Partners and Junior Finance Business Partners, supporting their development and growth.

About you:
You are an experienced financial professional with a proven track record of success in a similar business partnering or financial management role. You bring a deep understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, combined with the ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels. You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are passionate about using your skills to contribute to long-term strategic goals.

To meet the candidate requirements you will have:

• A professional accounting qualification, namely ACA, CIPFA ACCA, CIMA, (or equivalent).
• Strong experience in financial management, with a deep understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders across an organization.
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to provide clear and actionable financial insights.
• Experience managing and developing finance teams.
• A strategic mindset, with a focus on driving long-term financial sustainability and growth.

Application process:
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview Q&A, Onboarding.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact

What we offer:
To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

• 34 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
• Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
• Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
• Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents)
• Defined-benefit LGPS pension scheme
• In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
• Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
• Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

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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