Financial Accountant at University of Sunderland
Job Description
Location: Sunderland Campus
Hours per week: 37
Interview date: To be confirmed
Further details: Job Description
About the University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland offers life-changing opportunities for 27,500 students across its campuses in Sunderland, London, Hong Kong, and through global partnerships with learning institutions in 15 countries. We’re proud to be a top 50 UK university (Guardian University Guide 2024), with top-quality facilities, inclusive culture, and our vibrant, ever-changing city.
We provide an inspiring, enterprising, and empowering experience for our staff. We work together as a Finance team with our partners and build lasting relationships to achieve our shared ambition. We value people for their creativity and update our knowledge and practice to enhance the student experience and improve our institutional performance.
About the role
We are looking to appoint a full time Financial Accountant to support in the management of the Financial Accounts team, reporting directly to the Financial Accounts Manager.
You will be involved in the preparation of statutory financial accounts, act as focal point for all subsidiary accounts in UK and overseas, provide advice and support for all VAT and tax matters across the Group, and build relationships with internal and external auditors and other stakeholders. You will also be involved in Treasury Management for the University.
What you can bring
We are looking for applicants who are Qualified Accountants, or at the final level of their professional studies, with strong technical and financial accounting skills. You should be able to clearly articulate complex financial issues to people outside of finance and have well developed influencing skills and the ability to persuade others.
You should have experience operating in a finance team in a large and complex organisation.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 11th February 2024
For an informal discussion of the role please contact Glynda Blackburn – Glynda.Blackburn@sunderland.ac.uk
