Are you a finance professional looking for a meaningful role in a vibrant, student-led organisation? The University of Sussex Students' Union is looking for a Finance Manager to oversee our financial operations, ensuring transparency, compliance, and long-term sustainability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing the Union’s finances, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring our financial processes run smoothly. You'll work closely with senior leadership, student representatives, and external stakeholders to maintain financial health while championing student interests.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Finance Manager

Rate of pay: Grade 7, £37,334 full-time equivalent

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Hours of work: 36.5 hours per week including very occasional evenings & weekends

Contract: Permanent

Applicants: Open to internal and external applicants*

*Please note that applications from full time students will NOT be considered for full time positions, as it exceeds the recommended hours of work for individuals in higher education. This applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Location: Falmer House, University of Sussex, BN1 9QF.

For more information see the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you have any questions, or would like to have an informal chat about this role, please get in touch with James Hann at james.h@sussexstudent.com

KEY DATES

Applications close: 28th March 2025, 10:00 am

Shortlisting: 31st March 2025

Interviews: 8th and 9th April 2025

Start Date: As soon as possible

COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION

We are really committed to maintaining a diverse workforce because we know how important it is to have decision makers and collaborators with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect the range of needs from our diverse student community.

We welcome applications from everyone, and we want to strongly encourage applications from; people with an ethnic minority or Chinese background, people with a disability, people with dependants, and people who identify as LGBTQ+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting and all of our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training in order to support the above. We also consider flexible working for those with care commitments. If you have any suggestions as to how we could improve our language or application process please let us know.

STAFF AND APPLICANTS WITH LONG TERM CONDITIONS

The Students’ Union aims to implement reasonable adjustments for all staff and applicants with disabilities, creating a culture of cooperation, shared responsibility and proactiveness to ensure equitable access to jobs. We want to make sure everyone is supported in our selection processes, and are equipped to work safely and get as much as possible out of their role as possible.

For more information about the support we have available follow this link.

ABOUT

We are looking for skilled, friendly and highly motivated people who share our vision and values. With our vibrant environment and organisational culture, the Students Union is a dynamic workplace only a few places could match. Led by students we are all about working with students to help them get the most out of their time here at the University of Sussex or Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Whilst being located on Sussex Campus - close to Brighton & Hove - we are separate from the University, something that is crucial to our campaigning and lobbying work. According to last year's Staff Engagement Survey, the best things about working here is the supportive environment with great people who you can trust and respect as well as the ability to work flexibly for most roles. Although we have different departments we think of ourselves as one big team and are often working all together on projects or helping each other out at big events such as Freshers week or Elections.

If this sounds like the workplace you’d like to join, we would love to receive your application and get to know you!