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This is a great opportunity to further your career and gain a varied professional experience in a busy Finance team that supports the Department of Biology.

 

Suitable for applicants at part-qualified CCAB accountant level or above and/or those part-qualified by experience.

 

You will support the Finance Manager with all aspects of management accounting including budgeting and forecasting, monitoring and reporting of income and expenditure, and development of new processes and procedures. You will have a strong team ethic and excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to maintain accuracy and to manage multiple workstreams.

 

Your IT skills (particularly Excel) and financial skills will be very strong and will include experience of preparing management accounts with minimal supervision.

 

The post is available full time although applications from those able to work a minimum 80% FTE are also welcome. Study leave for a relevant qualification will be considered.

 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James.Sturgess@biology.ox.ac.uk.

 

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

 

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 10 June. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
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"Past vacancies at the University of Oxford" . _:N3873ccc7491341b3bbfeacf61dbb5c0a . "locality"@en . . """Job description Post Deputy Finance Manager Department Biology Division Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences Location Biology Mansfield Road, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ Grade and salary Grade 7: £36,024 - £44,263 per year Start date As soon as possible Hours Full time (minimum 0.8FTE & flexible working applications are welcome) Contract type Permanent Reporting to Finance Manager Application deadline 12 noon (GMT) on Monday 10 June Vacancy reference 172706 About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and proactive Finance team and help deliver a customer-focused finance service to the Department of Biology. Transactional excellence and expert advice are core team principles. You will help the Finance Manager with all aspects of management accounts, helping to deliver a robust financial control environment whilst at the same time identifying opportunities to work differently and more effectively. You will have line management responsibilities for up to 3 members of staff. You join at an exciting time as the Department looks to the future and a 2025 move into the Life and Mind Building – bringing the Departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology together under one roof. Your role will touch upon all aspects of the business in a fast-paced environment which presents constant challenges but also constant opportunities to make a difference. Duties Management accounts and financial controls Assist the Finance Manager with:  Preparation of the Departmental management accounts, annual budget, in-year forecasts and longer-term financial plans. Preparation of reports in support of this aim and analysis of variances.  The full range of year end and quarter-end activities as determined by the University’s Financial Reporting Team and the MPLS finance team, ensuring their deadlines are met.  Ensuring appropriate and robust financial procedures, controls and accounting structures are in place throughout the Department to provide a complete, accurate and up to date record of the financial transactions and balances. Such procedures and controls must be in full compliance with the University’s Financial Regulations, financial processes and related documentation.  Manage the financial aspects of the Department’s general ledger payroll (annual cost of c.£11m). To include checking new starters and appointment changes. To provide current and forecast payroll financial information for management accounting, forecasting and budgeting purposes.  Manage the Department’s trust fund finances. Liaising with trust fund stakeholders on matters affecting the Departmental accounts and day to day oversight of the 30-plus trust fund accounts with a current annual income of c.£1.2m.  Financial management of assets and research facilities. Preparation and return of Departmental Equipment List (DEL) returns. Liaising with asset managers and other stakeholders to ensure returns are accurate. Costing the Departmental research facilities and monitoring cost recovery performance.  Liaising with studentship stakeholders (e.g., graduate office, academic staff, Divisional and Central graduate teams) to ensure student stipend and fees are paid on time and that future commitments are recorded where known.  Work with the Departmental Grants team to account for all transactions from the project ledger that impact on the general ledger and to help monitor and ensure that cost recovery is maximised from external funders.  Communicate complex financial information or concepts to stakeholders at all levels of financial competence, both verbally and through written reports.  Provide education and support to departmental stakeholders to ensure appropriate levels of financial control are exercised in operational teams. To include the provision of training , written guidance, and other targeted support as necessary to stakeholders at all levels.  Identify and understand how changes to prescribed financial accounting rules and the ever evolving IT landscape will impact on Departmental finances Within your network manage expectations, notify when changes are formally confirmed, and ensure the implications are fully understood.  Providing appropriate levels of financial authorisation for transactions maintained online and offline.  Work towards best use of IT for record keeping and data sharing and ensure compliance with GDPR as well as funding body retention requirements. General  Attend and play an active role in regular Finance team meetings and ensure you are approachable for all members of the team.  Line management of up to 3 staff. Oversee and direct transactional team members. Responsible for performance and development review of direct reports.  Support Departmental equality, diversity and inclusivity initiatives and promote a healthy, inclusive working atmosphere within the team and when supporting staff and students.  Promote the correct use of the University’s finance and other IT-based solutions to increase efficiency and sustainability, working closely with and training in the use of IT (with support from the IT team).  Build / maintain active working relationships with the Departmental Grants team, build effective networks with key partners, both internally and externally. In particular, the role will interact extensively with colleagues in Divisional and University Central shared Finance.  In the absence of the Finance Manager, use judgement to make important decisions about management accounts including when to refer matters to more senior staff.  Deputise for the Finance Manager with respect to management accounts work, and act as a point of reference for less experienced members of the team with respect to management accounts.  Work safely at all times, ensuring you do not place the safety of colleagues at risk.  Undertake training as required to fulfil your role. Selection criteria Essential 1. CCAB finalist OR have equivalent experience. 2. Demonstrable experience of managing financial teams. 3. Demonstrable ability to work as part of a team, with a collaborative approach and outstanding interpersonal skills. 4. Proven and demonstrable skills in preparing management accounts and forecasts with minimal supervision across a whole business unit (to include the ability to analyse and report on large and complex data sets). 5. High level of personal effectiveness, particularly co-ordination, organisation, and the ability to manage a range of tasks within competing deadlines. 6. A customer-focused individual with a flexible ‘can-do’ attitude and extensive experience in identifying and meeting customer needs. 7. Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to provide complex financial narratives to non-specialist audiences. 8. Highly computer literate, with strong spread sheet skills (including pivot tables) and a thorough understanding of financial systems, including experience of using such systems. Desirable 9. Experience in a Higher/Further Education or public sector research organisation. About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. The Department of Biology You will be joining the Department of Biology at an exciting time. The Department established from August 2022 as a result of a merger between the Departments of Zoology and Plant Sciences, and is preparing to move into the new state-of-the-art Life and Mind Building in two to three years time. The Department of Biology is recognised internationally for its research in a wide range of fields spanning all levels from molecules to ecosystems, and tackling global challenges through fundamental bioscience research. Over time, the research interests of the Department has been focused on five primary themes: Behaviour & Biomechanics; Ecology & Conservation; Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology & Infectious Disease; and Molecular Plant Biology. Research is conducted in all spheres from laboratory and in silico analysis to theoretical and field-based research. At all times we seek to reinforce the connections between research and our education offering, at both graduate and undergraduate level. The Department teaches a four-year undergraduate degree MBiol course in Biology, with fourth-year students undertaking a Masters-level research project. It also supports a variety of graduate placements and hosts the University’s DPhil in Biology. External research income to the Department is derived from over 50 different funding agencies, with the principal current funders being the European Research Council, the Royal Society, the Wellcome Trust, BBSRC and NERC. The Department has a significant record in integrating broader societal impacts of its research, including the provision of policy to government at the highest level, as well as supporting the commercialisation of research through spin-out companies and licensing arrangements that have generated hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of innovation. The Department is located in the University’s Science Area at two sites, and will move into the new £200m Life and Mind Building in 2024 that will include extensive laboratory provision with controlled environment rooms, glasshouses and an imaging suite. The Department also benefits from extensive facilities at the John Krebs Field Station at Wytham, with Wytham Woods nearby, as well as partnerships with organisations in the area such as the Oxford Botanic Gardens and Oxford Natural History Museum. For more information please visit: https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk About the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division The Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division is one of the four academic divisions of the University, alongside the Humanities, Social Sciences and Medical Sciences Divisions. It is led by an academic Head of Division (Professor Sam Howison) and an administrative Divisional Registrar (Dr Tracy Gale) and comprises nine of the University’s academic departments – Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering Science, Materials, the Mathematical Institute, Physics, and Statistics – as well as Begbroke Science Park, the multidisciplinary Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research and an interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Centre. MPLS is proud to be home to some of the most creative and innovative scientific thinkers and leaders in academia, whose interdisciplinary research is tackling major societal and technological challenges, from new energy solutions or improved cancer treatments to understanding climate change processes and helping to preserve biodiversity, tackling antimicrobial resistance, advancing AI and quantum technologies and space exploration, and much more. The quality and impact of our work have been recognised by successive rounds of the national Research Excellence Framework and Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework exercises, and our departments frequently top the major higher education league tables. We teach around 7,300 students (including around 3,400 graduate students) and are playing a key part in training the next generation of leading scientists. Divisional activity is co-ordinated and represented by the MPLS Divisional Office based at 9 Parks Road, in the heart of Oxford’s Science Area. The Divisional Office, which is led by the Divisional Registrar, has around 55 dedicated members of staff, as well as a number of colleagues who are embedded in divisional teams but based in central University services (e.g. in Finance, HR and Development). To find out more, please visit: www.mpls.ox.ac.uk. How to apply If you would like to discuss the role and the department informally, please contact James Sturgess, Biology Finance Manager, via email: james.sturgess@biology.ox.ac.uk Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply. Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. You will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants) Please upload all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by midday UK time on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. Information for priority candidates A priority candidate is a University employee who is seeking redeployment because they have been advised that they are at risk of redundancy, or on grounds of ill-health/disability. Priority candidates are issued with a redeployment letter by their employing department(s). If you are a priority candidate, please ensure that you attach your redeployment letter to your application (or email it to the contact address on the advert if the application form used for the vacancy does not allow attachments). If you need help Application FAQs, including technical troubleshooting advice is available at: https://staff.web.ox.ac.uk/recruitment-support-faqs Non-technical questions about this job should be addressed to the recruiting department directly at Recruitment@Biology.ox.ac.uk To return to the online application at any stage, please go to: www.recruit.ox.ac.uk. Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email. Important information for candidates Data Privacy Please note that any personal data submitted to the University as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. For further information, please see the University’s Privacy Notice for Job Applicants at: https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/job-applicant-privacy-policy. The University’s Policy on Data Protection is available at: https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy. The University’s policy on retirement The University operates an Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) for very senior research posts at grade RSIV/D35 and clinical equivalents E62 and E82, which with effect from 1 October 2023 will be 30 September before the 70th birthday. The justification for this is explained at: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra. For existing employees on these grades, any employment beyond the retirement age is subject to approval through the procedures: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra. There is no normal or fixed age at which staff in posts at other grades have to retire. Staff at these grades may elect to retire in accordance with the rules of the applicable pension scheme, as may be amended from time to time. Equality of opportunity Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Benefits of working at the University Employee benefits University employees enjoy 38 days’ paid holiday, generous pension schemes, travel discounts, and a variety of professional development opportunities. Our range of other employee benefits and discounts also includes free entry to the Botanic Gardens and University colleges, and discounts at University museums. See https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits University Club and sports facilities Membership of the University Club is free for all University staff. The University Club offers social, sporting, and hospitality facilities. Staff can also use the University Sports Centre on Iffley Road at discounted rates, including a fitness centre, powerlifting room, and swimming pool. See www.club.ox.ac.uk and https://www.sport.ox.ac.uk/. Information for staff new to Oxford If you are relocating to Oxfordshire from overseas or elsewhere in the UK, the University's Welcome Service website includes practical information about settling in the area, including advice on relocation, accommodation, and local schools. See https://welcome.ox.ac.uk/ There is also a visa loan scheme to cover the costs of UK visa applications for staff and their dependants. See https://staffimmigration.admin.ox.ac.uk/visa-loan-scheme Family-friendly benefits With one of the most generous family leave schemes in the Higher Education sector, and a range of flexible working options, Oxford aims to be a family-friendly employer. We also subscribe to the Work+Family Space, a service that provides practical advice and support for employees who have caring responsibilities. The service offers a free telephone advice line, and the ability to book emergency back-up care for children, adult dependents and elderly relatives. See https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/my-family-care Childcare The University has excellent childcare services, including five University nurseries as well as University-supported places at many other private nurseries. For full details, including how to apply and the costs, see https://childcare.admin.ox.ac.uk/ Disabled staff We are committed to supporting members of staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions. 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