Salary: £36,636 to £38,784 with progression to £46,049 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 21 June 2026
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Finance Business Partner to join our team on a two-year fixed-term role to provide financial support to our Transformation programme.
The role will provide high-quality financial management, advisory support, and strategic guidance to the Transformation leadership team across a varied portfolio of projects. Working closely with senior academic and professional service leaders, you’ll help shape informed decision-making, support effective budget management, track and record programme benefits and contribute to delivering University wide benefit from the programme.
As a Finance Business Partner supporting our Transformation programme, you will:
- Work closely with senior leaders to turn financial data into clear, actionable insights
- Present concise performance updates and recommendations
- Prepare benefit cases and track progress against a range of projects
- Assist with preparation of business cases to support strategic investments and long-term planning
- Promote best practice across the finance team
We’re looking for individuals with significant experience in management accounting and reporting within a complex organisation, and the ability to translate financial information for non-finance colleagues. You’ll bring a proactive, solutions-focused mindset, be comfortable working independently, and adopt a collaborative, team-oriented approach. We welcome and value diverse perspectives and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
To provide a comprehensive financial management, advisory and guidance service to support our Transformation programme.
If you’re ready to advance your finance career while helping shape the future of a world-class University, we’d love to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Neil Bonnington, [email protected].
Please note this is a full time, fixed term position for 24 months.
Please upload a CV and cover letter when applying.
Interviews will be held on the 1st july 2026
Key Accountabilities
- Provide key financial support to the Director of Transformation, Director of Financial Performance and their senior teams, including regular reporting and presentation of performance
- Provide a pivotal role in the preparation of transformation benefit cases, plans and quarterly financial forecasts to feed into budget areas and ensure compliance with agreed financial standards
- Implement an effective review process to support transformation work, including tracking programme benefits to meet the expectations of the Director of Transformation
- Contribute to the continued development and improvement of financial reports to support accurate financial analysis and the production of commentaries
- Present and discuss reporting with local area leadership, review and summarise the results and recommend appropriate actions
- Advise colleagues on financial related issues, including across the wider finance and transformation teams
- Ensure effective financial control and adherence to University policies and procedures is maintained within the local area
- Provide input, monitor and comment on Key Performance Indicators as agreed with the Transformation team to inform management decisions by the local area
- Build financial capability within the local area by preparing and delivering of training, workshops and guidance
- Work collaboratively with the wider Financial Performance team and other Finance colleagues to ensure consistency and share best practice
- To undertake any other duties as required, this includes the cover of other Finance Business partner roles as necessary
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills for financial information delivery across varying levels of understanding
- Advanced IT proficiency (e.g. Microsoft Office, SAP) and familiarity with data systems like data warehouses
- Significant experience in management accounting and reporting
- Skilled in analysing complex data using structured techniques and identifying trends
- Experienced in working within large, complex organisations to support cross-functional collaboration
- Competent in planning workloads, managing tasks, and maintaining accurate records and audit trails
- Effective communicator who tailors messages appropriately across various formats and audiences
Attributes and Behaviour
- Analytical mindset with the ability to identify key issues and probe deeper into data
- Organised and detail-oriented, with a structured and methodical approach to work
- Time-efficient and prioritises effectively to meet deadlines and objectives
- Customer-focused attitude, valuing collaboration and service excellence
- Clear, concise communicator who adapts tone and delivery to audience needs
- Positively engaged, taking ownership of tasks and showing commitment to improvement
- Understands organisational goals, sensitive to wider priorities, and aligned with team objectives
Qualifications
- Part or qualified CCAB Accountant or other relevant qualification, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience, or equivalent standard by experience.
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 29441
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