About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
Working in the Management accounting team, you will be self-motivated and seeking to further your career in finance. You will be responsible for formulating budgets, performance statistics and analyses. Helping managers monitor and forecast income and expenditure, you will assist with project reporting, investment appraisals and decision support.
With a recognised management accounting qualification (ideally CIMA or ACCA). You are a good team player, possess a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and have excellent IT, interpersonal and analytical skills.
Interviews will be held in person in on Friday 3rd October
Informal enquiries can be made to Katie Peach, Management Accountant at
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Job Category
Administrative
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Employment Type
Full time
Salary From
£46,049
Salary To
£56,535
Location
Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service
Financial Services
Ref No
3650
Closing Date
24/09/2025