Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and resourceful individual to join our team at University of Nottingham Sport as our Finance Officer. You will have significant experience within a finance role with excellent organisation, communication and administrative skills. You will also have a strong understanding of finance and business processes, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and will be responsible for providing comprehensive and efficient finance support to our department.
As finance officer, you will play an important role in enabling our department to work effectively ensuring we have robust financial best practices in place whilst also supporting the vision for sport which is to deliver an outstanding student sporting offer and establish the University as the first choice for students wishing to combine a top quality education with an outstanding sporting experience. Background With award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia and over 40,000 students from 150 countries across the world, the University of Nottingham is a truly global university. Our reputation for excellence is matched by our sporting heritage.
The University was one of 9 founders of what we now know as the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues back in 1917, and continues to be a leading University for sport and is proud to have supported a wealth of International standard athletes who have combined sport with their studies. We pride ourselves on providing an outstanding sporting offer as a first-choice university for students looking to combine a top-quality education with an excellent sporting experience. The University was awarded the title of Sports University of the Year by the Times & Sunday Times in 2019 and 2021, The BUCS Workforce Programme of the Year and The BUCS Sports Participation Programme of the Year in 2019. In the season of 2019-20, the University were ranked 2nd in the BUCS national rankings.
Our Staff:
Our staff are the foundation of our success, and the high quality delivery by our staff is pivotal to excellent student experience. Our ambition and vision for the future means that more than ever, we are determined to attract, support and develop staff of the highest calibre. In a department of over 150 contracted staff, we encourage personal and professional progression wherever possible, as this enables us to constantly evolve and develop.
Our Facilities University of Nottingham offers a sector-leading range of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities across 3 campuses, including the globally recognised David Ross Sports Village which opened in October 2016. The £40 million sports village provides a premier training and competition venue for over 25,000 students and elite athletes every year, a hub for health and fitness programmes as well as social and recreational sport and physical activities.
This role is available on a permanent basis.
Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours).
Job share arrangements may be considered.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Anya Nassau, tel: 0115 95 15372 or email [email protected]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Our University has always been a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.
For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.
