Faculty Accountant (1091018RR)

Want to change the world for the better?

Joining our supportive team will give you the opportunity to influence those at the cutting edge of world leading research.  However, you won’t spend all your time number crunching - providing up-to-date financial information is a vital part of your role but the critical aspect is sharing this with our senior management team in a manner they understand and being able to influence their decision-making.

You will have a team of part qualified accountants to aid you in being the main point of financial advice and support, carrying out a range of professional accountancy tasks to assist in planning, monitoring budgets and decision making.  

We offer a great package which includes 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and 6 additional University closure days, a pension scheme, on-site sports, arts and culture facilities and a wide range of discounts from national and international shops and services.  See what more we have to offer at:

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/hr/working/pay/taxfree/employeebenefitshome.shtml.  

You will be based in our new state-of-the-art building only fifteen minutes from the centre of Southampton.

To be successful you will be a qualified CCAB/CIMA or equivalent accountant and comfortable working in a complex financial environment with excellent working knowledge of accounting systems and, ideally, you will have proven leadership skills. 

If you would like to talk to one of our team before you apply - please contact Simon Mason on sm14@soton.ac.uk.

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Elsa Samwell (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507. Please quote reference 1091018RR on all correspondence.

Please note: The University Recruitment department will be closed from close of business on Thursday 20th December 2018 to Wednesday 2nd January 2019, so we will not be able to assist you with any application queries during this time.

Closing Date: 11 Jan 2019
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative