About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the financial future of our academic faculties while developing your own career in an encouraging and flexible environment. We are a top 10 UK University recognised for internationally excellent research and our staff are a vital part of our vibrant and innovative community.

The finance business partner element of the role provides the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of the factors driving income and costs in the academic departments in the faculty and to support them with strategic planning and other ad-hoc projects. The other element of the role provides key knowledge and tools to the rest of the Management Accounting team and preparation of university wide statutory returns.

The role will include:

• Planning and forecasting for the faculty
• Quarter-end and year-end financial processes
• Business partnering with Deans, Directors of Administration, and Associate Deans
• Project work, business cases, and processing staff request forms
• Mentoring and developing an Accountant Technician
• Communicating financial information to non-financial academic staff

This position is offered on a full-time, open-ended basis. You’ll benefit from a hybrid working pattern, working on-site two days per week (once at the Virgil Building, and another day on campus).

We are open to a part time (4 days per week) arrangement – please state your interest within your application form.

About you

You may be in a management accounting role already and looking to develop finance business partnering skills to become a key advisor. This role could also suit someone who enjoys working in a team, involvement with different activities, and the chance to develop and own practices and processes.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant with experience or a curiosity about the Higher Education sector and how universities are funded
• Have strong accounting skills including budgeting, forecasting and other reporting
• Possess great communication skills at all levels
• Have good excel skills and experience of using finance systems to an intermediate level such as designing reports
• Be able to adapt to a changing environment

Experience in finance business partnering within a complex organisation is desirable, but we are open to development if you possess the soft skills required for the role.

Further information

For an informal discussion, please contact Sam Gardiner, Lead Accountant (Academic Areas) at spg51@bath.ac.uk. 

Interviews are expected to take place in-person, on the 17th and/or 18th July. 

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us and .

Closing Date: 06 Jul 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,735 to £55,755

About the role

This is a pivotal role that blends technical expertise with strategic insight. You’ll work closely with the Digital, Data & Technology Group, the Department of Planning, Performance & Strategic Change and the Department of Sport and Recreation to ensure a robust financial framework is in place for in-year financial monitoring, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. By providing accurate and timely financial data, you will enable departments to make well-informed decisions that align with the University's strategic objectives.

You’ll also play a key role in supporting strategic projects—developing financial models, conducting cost-benefit analyses, and assessing the financial viability of new initiatives. By delivering clear and actionable financial insights, you will help project teams understand their finances, optimise resource allocation, and enhance project outcomes.

Sitting within the MIS team in Finance and Procurement, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies, mitigating financial risks, and promoting best practices in financial management.

This position is offered on a full-time, open-ended basis. You’ll benefit from a hybrid working pattern, working on-site two days per week (once at the Virgil Building, and another day on campus).

About you

Our ideal candidate will be:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Experienced in project accounting and financial modelling
• Confident and experienced in building relationships with senior stakeholders
• Technically proficient and able to understand and explain implications of decisions.
• Able to adapt to a changing environment

Experience within higher education, NHS, or the public sector is desirable due to the complexity of our organisation, but this is not essential. Whilst we value direct experience, we’re equally interested in candidates with strong potential and the right mindset.

Further information:

Interviews are expected to take place in-person, on the 17th and/or 18th July. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stephanie Court, Director of Management Accounts, at sac74@bath.ac.uk. 

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 06 Jul 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,735 to £55,755

You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial management, compliance, and insightful reporting, while also acting as a trusted business partner to 69色情片 Institutes and Core 69色情片 Facilities.

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified accountant with experience or an interest in the Higher Education sector and how universities are funded.
• Strong accounting skills including budgeting, forecasting and other reporting.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across academic and administrative teams.
• Good excel skills and experience of using finance systems

You will provide backfill support for the current postholder while they support other projects.

About us

The Finance and Procurement Office is responsible for handling the University’s income, expenditure, financial performance and procurement processes, ensuring value for money in its financial activities. In addition, the department provides high quality management accounting support as well as compliance with statutory and regulatory bodies.

We provide financial support to Academic and Professional Services departments, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting. The department is based in the Virgil Building in the centre of Bath and there will be a requirement to work on the main campus at times, however, hybrid working is one of the many ways we recognise the importance of achieving a positive work life balance. Whilst the exact days you can work remotely will differ between teams and departments, it should provide you with greater flexibility, provided you are in the UK. Learn more about our future ways of working and explore further at interview.

Further information

The is a fixed-term role from August 2025 to July 2026, offered on a full-time basis, however, part-time hours will be considered.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Dorney, Head of Management Accounting at lmd66@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 24 Jun 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,735 to £55,755 pro rata