Senior Finance Manager
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,735 to £55,755 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 5LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25000821_1751450602 |
Summary
The Role and Department
The Senior Finance Manager reports directly to the Head of Finance. The Senior Finance Manager will lead a direct team in preparing monthly management accounts and ensuring accurate financial postings within the remit, whilst providing continuous improvement to processes impacting on the efficiency and accuracy of financial data.
The Senior Finance Manager will also have a critical role in collaborating and supporting the Finance Business Partner within their remit in preparing budgets and forecasts, having ownership of the accuracy of the budgeting software tool and the alignment of the actuals to the budgets and forecasts. The SFM will also have responsibility to assist with year-end processes and will handle internal/external audit requests and processes as directed.
The Senior Finance Manager will ensure the development of the management accounting function, ensuring their teams are skilled and appropriately qualified with career progression and succession planning opportunities fully outlined.
Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description and in the Specific Role Expectations document.
Working at Durham
A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:
* 30 Days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year - a total of 42 days per year.
* The University closes between Christmas and New Year.
* We offer a generous pension scheme, As a new member of staff you will be automatically enrolled into this University Superannuation Scheme (USS).
* No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.
* There is a genuine commitment to developing our colleagues professionally and personally. There is a comprehensive range of development courses, apprenticeships and access to qualifications and routes to develop your career in the University. All staff have dedicated annual time to concentrate on their personal development opportunities.
* Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state of the art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.
* On site nursery is available and children's clubs in the summer holidays.
* Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many employers).
* The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities to make a difference in the local community
* Discounts are available via our benefits portal including; money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.
* A salary sacrifice scheme is also available to help you take advantage of tax savings on benefits.
* If you are moving to Durham, we can help with removal costs and we have a dedicated team who can help you with the practicalities such as house hunting and schools. If you need a visa, we cover most visa costs and offer an interest free loan scheme to pay for dependant visas.
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