Corporate Accounting Business Partner

Expected Interview date: TBC

Expected start date: June 2025 

About the role

The Corporate Accounting Business Partner will be responsible for providing professional accounting support as a member of the University Corporate Accounting team.  You will report to the Lead Financial Accountant and have responsibility for preparing the subsidiary financial statements. You will support the Lead Financial Accountant with the preparation of the Group Accounts and support the external audit process, with a need to ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

The role supports the Lead Financial Accountant in delivering year-round financial controls environment.  You will work with colleagues both within and outside of finance to support the design and implementation of policy and procedures to support the achievement of university objectives.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant or qualified by experience with up-to-date knowledge and understanding of UK GAAP, with exposure to year-end audit process, supporting the compilation of statutory accounts, and experience of interacting with external auditors.  Ideally you will have worked in a group structure. 

You will have experience in supporting the preparation of consolidated group financial statements and notes and be familiar with responding to auditor queries and building good working relationships within the organisation to resolve issues. 

You will be comfortable meeting strict deadlines and operating independently where required, with a need to interact with various parts of the organisation.

About our Division

The Finance Division is led by the Chief Financial Officer who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. We employ some 80 staff who provide high quality financial and commercial services which support both the day to day running of our schools, services, and the development and delivery of the University’s strategic aims.

Our staff work in partnership with academic, professional service colleagues, and students to understand their priorities and needs. We maintain efficient and effective services, systems, and processes, assist in identifying and exploiting commercial and strategic opportunities, manage financial risk and improve ‘spending power’ through negotiation of favourable commercial terms. We work hard to equip staff across the University with financial capability and confidence to ensure that the University makes the best use of resources for our students and research partners.

Please find further information regarding the division at Finance: University of Sussex

Why work here

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Further Key Information

Please contact Simon Upstone by email on s.b.upstone@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

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