ABOUT US

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Corporate, Statutory, Regulatory Reporting, and Tax teams to ensure compliance and accurate reporting.
• Serve as the primary Finance contact for external auditors.
• Oversee the preparation of statutory accounts and ensure compliance with accounting standards and audit requirements.
• Manage the preparation and submission of VAT and corporation tax returns with supporting schedules.
• Analyse financial data to resolve queries and assist with audits.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and ensure adherence to HE SORP and relevant standards.
• Ensure timely balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Deliver statutory and management reports within deadlines.
• Ensure full tax compliance and communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Continuously improve financial systems and processes.
• Act as Deputy to the Head of Reporting and take on additional duties as assigned by the Director of Finance