TRAC and Financial Control Accountant

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University's central Financial Accounting team, playing a key role in delivering the annual TRAC return and shaping how costing data supports decision making across teaching and research. Working closely with the Financial Controller, this is an exciting opportunity to build specialist expertise in TRAC while helping improve how financial insight is understood and used across the University. This is a role with real scope to make an impact. You will be encouraged to bring curiosity, challenge existing ways of working and help shape how costing information is developed, communicated and used across the institution.,

• Developing and maintaining costing and pricing models for internal decision-making and external reporting
• Analysing and interpreting complex financial data to produce clear, accessible insight
• Producing the University's annual TRAC return
• Working with senior stakeholders and presenting information to committees and oversight groups
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reporting and the overall use of costing information
• Contributing to wider financial control activity, including statutory returns and continuous improvement initiatives
  
  We are looking for someone curious, proactive and commercially minded, who enjoys turning data into insight and building strong stakeholder relationships.
What will you get in return:
• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our university is positive about flexible working - you can find out more Hybrid working arrangements may be considered. Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift. Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: Name: David Njegovan Email: General enquiries: Email: Technical support: This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.