Galileo Global Education

Finance Business Partner

London Full time
  • Salary: From £49,717 to £62,503 per annum (depending on skills, abilities and experience)
  • Grade: I
  • Hours: 35 per week
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Vacancy Reference: 25/72
  • Closing date: Midnight, Tuesday 25th November

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to act as the primary interface between Finance and Budget Holders across the University.

You will be significantly involved in the budget planning cycle including the preparation of budgets and their underlying assumptions, bridging the gap between the central finance function and Academic leadership. You will provide insight and analysis to support decision-making and value creation through revenue generation or cost reduction.  In addition, you will manage both income and costs for month end reporting and the preparation of financial information to non-finance senior whilst business partnering the cost owners across the organisation.

To be successful, you will be a qualified accountant with a background in budgeting, planning and financial modelling.  You’ll also have relationship management experience, a passion for efficiency and process, excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer focus with the ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels. 

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
  • Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
  • A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
  • Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
  • Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
  • Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment 
  • Employee discount service
  • £6.50 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
  • Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role