Finance Manager (London Day School)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL

Monday – Friday • 8:30am – 4.30pm or 9am – 5pm

We are looking for a full-time, permanent Finance Manager to join a highly successful department at this leading London day school.

UCS enjoys a distinctive ethos and an enviable reputation for teaching and learning, as well as for pastoral work, music, drama and other co-curricular activities. The school encourages genuine intellectual curiosity and fosters a real sense of communal endeavour.

As a Finance manager you will have excellent time management and communication skills, the ability to communicate financial concepts and information to non-financial managers. You will also have Sage Line 50 working experience, advance Excel skills (including pivot tables and vlookups). The Finance Manager will report to the Financial Controller and line manage the rest of the team.

Our accounts are available online on the Charities Commission website. Please familiarise yourself with our structure, ethos and financial position before applying for this role.

Essential requirements – the ideal Finance Manager will be a qualified, part qualified or near qualified, accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least 5 years working experience in Finance.

Desirable – independent school experience, SIMS experience.

Please complete an application form available from our website, and return via email to recruitment.

In addition to completing the accompanying form, applicants should provide a full Curriculum Vitae and a supporting letter as soon as possible.

Closing date: noon, Friday 23 June 2023.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during this process.

UCS is fully committed to the safeguarding of children. All applicants for this post must be prepared to undergo child protection screening.