UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education. 
 
UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers. 
 
We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do. 

Our Finance and Corporate Services business unit is a fusion of multiple functions — financial planning and accounting, facilities and building management, procurement, corporate governance and performance, legal and compliance. The Finance Team also defines UCAS' financial strategy.

The Assistant Finance Business Partner is a key role providing financial analysis and support to the Finance Business Partners, wider Finance team and stakeholders across UCAS.

Key accountabilities:

Business partnering 

• Build professional and effective relationships across the business with key stakeholders

Monthly Reporting 

• Support the Finance Business Partners in the preparation of monthly management accounts and revenue recognition.

Business Planning and Forecast

• Assist the Finance Business Partners in producing the annual budgets.

Business and Market Analysis

• Support the business with product and service costing, as well as analysis to support and monitor investments and initiatives.

Teamwork 

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of all relevant financial principles and accounting standards and be able to explain these to technical and non-technical colleagues across the business.

You can find the full job description in the attached role profile below.

• Ideally AAT qualified or equivalent and studying towards or willing to study towards a recognised accounting qualification such as CIMA or ACCA.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

• Highly analytical, with an eye for detail.

• Ability to present information clearly and coherently.

• Possess initiative, and the ability to successfully implement new ideas.

• Drive, energy, and a good team player, who is also able to work independently.

• Approachable, helpful, trusted, ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Experience of data analysis, interpretation, reconciliation, and presentation.

• A confident communicator with internal and external stakeholders, at all levels

Salary - up to £28,000

• 30 days annual leave (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!)

• Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy

 • A generous pension scheme

• Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with Perkbox

 • Internal training and development

• Subsidised gym and café

• Be rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and

• Celebrating you, our quarterly employee recognition scheme

•  Dedicated volunteer employee networks promoting wellbeing, awareness and inclusion

Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they tick every box. At UCAS we recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to delivering a fair and equitable recruitment process where applicants have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.

If you have any questions and would like to find out more about the role before applying please email the Talent Acquisition team via careers@ucas.ac.uk and one of us will be in touch.