Finance Operations Manager

The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) is seeking to appoint a
Finance Operations Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy
finance team and support exceptional service delivery in a dynamic and
research-intensive Department. The Finance Operations Manager is a new role,
created in response to recent rapid growth and the development of a wide range
of new activities including executive education. The Finance Operations
Manager is a key investment and will play a crucial role within SoGE’s wider
professional support team.





The postholder will support the Finance Manager and the Head of Administration
and Finance to prepare and deliver on all the financial planning and reporting
activities of the school. The Finance Operations Manager will help to oversee
budgeting, forecasting, and monitoring for School courses, centres, and
activities. The postholder will also champion compliance with university
procedures and be responsible for initiatives to promote awareness of, and
compliance with, financial assurance policies.





The Finance Operations Manager will report to the Finance Manager and will
line manage the Finance Officer and three Finance Assistants. They will be
responsible for overall day to day supervision of finance operations ensuring
the effective and efficient delivery of the financial transactional processing
for SoGE. The post holder will also work closely with the Head of
Administration and Finance and maintain close links with the finance staff in
the Social Sciences Division joining University networks for finance
professionals.





To be successful, you will need to have extensive finance and management
experience. You will be educated to degree level, with strong accounting
knowledge. You will need to have the ability to engage and work with people
whilst ensuring adherence to financial regulations and concepts where
necessary, sometimes delivering unpopular messages. Ability to lead and manage
teams for effective delivery of targeted results balancing customer service
with financial compliance and deadlines. You will have experience of highly
effective line management and you will need to be able to communicate to a
variety of people.





**What We Offer **





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





* An excellent contributory pension scheme


* 38 days annual leave


* A comprehensive range of childcare services


* Family leave schemes


* Cycle loan scheme


* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.




**All applications must include a CV, Supporting Statement/Cover Letter. **





For further guidance and support, please visit
**https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply**.





Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to: _
recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk _





The closing date for applications is **12.00 noon on Tuesday 11th March
2025**. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.





_The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are
Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome and
encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-
represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The
School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values
diversity_