Role Description
We welcome applications from finance professionals who enjoy partnering with non-financial colleagues and providing high-quality management accounting to support strategic decision-making in a complex operational environment.
About the Role
Cranfield University is seeking a Facilities Management Accountant to provide high-quality financial management and accounting support to the Facilities Professional Service Unit.
Working as part of the Finance Professional Service Unit and embedded within Facilities, you will deliver robust management and financial accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting to support the achievement of Facilities’ strategic objectives. You will work closely with Facilities budget holders to interpret financial information, explain variances, provide funding options, and support value-for-money decision making.
A key aspect of the role is translating complex financial data into clear, accessible information using reports, dashboards and visual tools, enabling non-financial colleagues to understand financial implications and make informed decisions. You will also support statutory and sector reporting requirements, including the Estates Management Record, and act as a trusted point of contact for Facilities-related financial queries.
About You
You will be a part-qualified CCAB accountant, or have significant experience working in a management accounting environment, with the ability to interpret financial information and provide clear, practical advice.
You will bring:
* Experience of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management report.
* Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
* Confidence communicating financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
* Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
* The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines in a complex environment.
Experience gained within a large, complex organisation or the Higher Education sector, along with knowledge of Agresso or similar financial systems, would be advantageous.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact .
The Finance Professional Service Unit plays a critical role in ensuring the University’s financial integrity and sustainability. Working across the University and its subsidiary companies, Finance provides timely, accurate and insightful financial information to support decision-making and strategic planning.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more .
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working .
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.