Job reference
P97040
Date posted
30/08/2024
Application closing date
15/09/2024
Location
Exeter (Hybrid)
Salary
The starting salary will be from £32,332 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Full-time
Job category/type
Admin, Professional, Managerial
Attachments
Job/description/P97040.pdf
Job description
Finance, Infrastructure & Commercial Services (FICS)
This new full time role is available from 1 November 2024 on a permanent basis.
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
Summary of the role
This role will work closely with the Senior Management Accountant (Strategic Costing) to manage and develop activity-based costing and pricing processes for both internal and external purposes. This is a key role supporting decision-making to achieve strategic financial sustainability goals. It is suitable for someone with an analytical mind-set and strong attention to detail. You will be a good communicator with excellent spreadsheet skills. This position will be based within the Strategic Costing team which forms part of the wider Financial Planning and Reporting function within FICS.
The ideal candidate will be a part qualified accountant with strong systems capability, good analytical and communication skills and a strong teamwork ethic and be comfortable with working in a changing environment.
You will report to the Senior Management Accountant (Strategic Costing), provide operational support to Facility Finance Administrators and work effectively with diverse colleagues across the University.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ryan Mills, [email protected]
to arrange a Teams call.
Please make sure your supporting statement is no more than 400 words.