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Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be supporting King’s College London in their search for an Associate Finance Business Partner to join their expanding Finance Business Partnering team.
King’s College London is a world-renowned university, recognised for its excellence in research, teaching, and innovation. With a reputation for academic leadership and global impact, King’s offers a diverse range of programmes across medicine, law, business, humanities, and sciences. The university has experienced significant growth over the past decade, and as a result, is expanding its finance team to strengthen financial oversight, planning, and reporting.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a prestigious institution at a time of strategic growth and financial transformation, playing a key role in supporting key decision-makers and driving financial excellence.
About the RoleAs an Associate Finance Business Partner, you will provide essential financial reporting, analysis, and insight to a diverse portfolio of faculties and directorates. You will work closely with key stakeholders, delivering high-quality financial information, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, and ensuring that finance is at the heart of decision-making across King’s.
This role offers a broad range of responsibilities, including:
- Business Partnering - Collaborate with academic and professional staff to provide financial advice and strategic guidance
- Financial Reporting & Analysis - Prepare monthly management reports, variance analysis, and forecasts to enable informed decision-making
- Budgeting & Planning - Support the preparation of multi-year budgets and business cases, ensuring financial integrity
- Stakeholder Engagement - Build and maintain relationships with key faculty and directorate leaders, ensuring finance is embedded in strategic conversations
- Process Improvement - Identify opportunities to enhance financial reporting, cost control, and data accuracy
About YouWe are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented finance professional with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. You should be comfortable working in a complex, fast-paced environment and passionate about driving financial performance.
Essential Criteria
- Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, or equivalent)
- Strong management accounting and budgeting experience in a large, complex organisation
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful insights
- Confident communicator and business partner, able to influence non-finance stakeholders
- Proficient in Excel and finance systems, with a keen eye for process improvement
- Ability to work independently to high standard of accuracy and support others in doing so
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in higher education or an estates/property related area
- Knowledge of the UK higher education funding landscape
- Familiarity with Power BI or other financial reporting tools
Why Join?
- Be part of a globally renowned university with an ambitious vision
- Work in a collaborative, high-performing finance team
- Gain exposure to strategic decision-making at a senior level
- Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, including generous leave and pension contributions
Benefits
- USS pension scheme
- 30 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and two wellbeing days
- Hybrid working 2-3 days
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted childcare and employee discounts
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- Career development and training opportunities
If you are interested in applying, please contact Megan Hunter at Ivy Rock Partners for a confidential discussion.
