Location: On-site at SAMS, Oban. Flexibility for home working available
Contract Type: Open-ended
Working Pattern: Full Time (37hrs per week)
Salary: £42,155 - £47,423 per annum (starting salary will depend on experience)
The Role
You will work closely with the Head of Financial Services and Senior Finance Partners to provide a business partnering approach, ensure compliancy across services, working together to provide regular and accurate information to internal/external customers, funders and regulatory bodies.
You will assist with the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, including the preparation of monthly Management Accounts for the Group.
In this role, you will provide financial management of circa 100 research contracts, through regular monitoring and the provision of accurate financial and administrative advice to science project leaders across the organisation. This is to ensure that funding proposals are prepared in line with funder financial guidelines and SAMS internal financial requirements.
You will also provide support to the Head of Financial Services, deputising as required.
Our Ideal Candidate
You will hold a recognised accountancy qualification – CA, CIMA, ACCA.
You will have excellent communication skills: Ability to communicate well at all levels and to communicate financial information to non-financial managers. You will also have some people supervision or team management experience, and some experience of dealing with external auditors and finance providers.
Experience and understanding of charity accounting, research and/or education organisation is preferred, and commercial sector experience is desirable also.
You will bring energy, enthusiasm and integrity and create a positive and inclusive culture within the department.
Support
You will have the support from our Financial Support Services department to assist you in this role.
Interested?
We would love to hear from you. If you have queries on the job and would like to talk these through before applying, please email these through, in the first instance, to HR@sams.ac.uk
Applications must include CV and Cover Letter and should be sent electronically to recruitment@sams.ac.uk quoting Job Ref ‘D23/22.AM’ in the subject heading.
Closing date for applications is 28th February 2023 – Interviews will likely be held by the middle of March 2023.
Please note, candidates must have the rights to work in the UK.
Full details on this vacancy can be found here: Deputy Head of Financial Services