Finance Manager, Education

Finance Manager - Education

Salary: £43,800 - £58,500 per annum

Positions available: 2

Location: Cambridge/ Hybrid (minimum of two days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Our Education Finance Team is hiring for two positions.

We are looking for two Finance Managers to join our Education team. One position will focus on Education Infrastructure for shared areas. The other position will be part of our Partnership for Education team, focusing on commercial finance.

This is a great opportunity for professionals skilled in finance to develop their careers while making a meaningful difference within our organisation.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

As a Finance Manager, you'll be at the heart of a dynamic team that's always looking for ways to better support our internal customers. This is your chance to build a career in Finance Business Partnering at a leading educational organisation. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, not just within our team, but for millions of customers worldwide.

You'll play a crucial role in partnering with project and business teams, driving key activities and initiatives. Embedded within projects, you'll develop financial planning, reporting, and appraisals to inform decisions and influence senior stakeholders. Your support will be vital in building business cases or tenders for internal or customer-facing projects.

By introducing greater commercial awareness, you'll ensure the financial sustainability of our projects and help keep the business on track towards its financial goals. Leading and developing the performance of your team in line with our company values and leadership competencies will also be a key part of your role.

About you

We are seeking candidates with experience in Finance Business Partnering, preferably within a global organisation, who can demonstrate how they have driven positive change.

Success in this role will be characterised by exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. We highly value individuals who are prepared to challenge the status quo and are passionate about discovering new and innovative approaches to their work.

Given our commitment to continuous improvement, we seek candidates who are always learning and looking for ways to enhance our processes. Excellence in reporting and partnering is essential; you will play a pivotal role in driving these standards within our teams.

You should also be confident in leading meetings, challenging colleagues, influencing decisions, and managing your workload efficiently in a rapidly changing environment.

Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or an equivalent certification is also required.

For a full brief on what this role entails or what will make you successful, please see the full job descriptions attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers page.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being end of day, Monday 6th January, although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.