King's Finances
King’s is a progressive Russell Group University and has emerged from Covid with a clear strategy, based on our values and our...
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King’s College London offers an intellectually stimulating environment, where staff are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning in the service of society. We are a multi-faculty institution, providing high-quality research, education and innovation across the social sciences, humanities, medicine, law, dentistry, and sciences. As a member of the Russell Group, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards in research and education. The Director of Financial Performance is a senior management role in the Finance & Procurement Directorate and a senior management role within the College. This role will support the Vice President (Finance)/CFO in steering and leading developments in our financial strategy and performance processes, financial resource allocation methodologies and performance reporting, and will lead financial support for our business leaders and managers across the college.
Appointment details
Reports to: Malcolm Ace
Salary
ALC6 £115,000-£125,000 pa dependent on experience; plus London Allowance
Terms
Period of appointment: Permanent
Vacancy ID
071405
Role purpose
The Director of Financial Performance is a senior management role in the Finance &Procurement Directorate and a senior management role within the College. Recent experience has shown that Finance teams need to be flexible and be able to respond to rapidly changing environments as we work to achieve the KCL strategy and protect against commercial and financial risks and vulnerabilities. This role will support the Vice President (Finance)/CFO in steering and leading developments in our financial strategy and performance processes, financial resource allocation methodologies and performance reporting, and will lead financial support for our business leaders and managers across the college. The postholder will work collaboratively across King’s supporting academic and professional services colleagues as well colleagues within the Finance Department. King’s is at a pivotal point in the delivery of our strategic objectives and this role will play a critical part in this. King’s is a progressive Russell Group University and has emerged from Covid with a clear strategy, based on our values and our aim to serve. We have seen a period of significant growth and significant academic and estate development, and our financial position is strong. The King’s turnover exceeded £1 billion for the first time in 2021/22, and returned an operating surplus in excess of £40m and our plan is for an expansion to around £1.5 billion by 2025/26, with an operating surplus available for investment of £80m. Our financial strategy supports greater transparency, empowerment and accountability across the college. At every level our financial teams will further improve our culture of financial awareness, stimulate and support greater commercial opportunities and help generate future diverse resources creating a stronger impact for King’s service to society.
This role is part of the Directorate Senior Leadership Team. We are a continually developing service and we operate as One Team, across our financial, commercial and procurement services. Indeed, this is a strong consistent approach in King’s - we aim to be One Team. We continue to develop our networking and engagement with greater development and training opportunities across our professional areas creating professional pathways across the college. The postholder will be a senior member of the Directorate, and must demonstrate our values and support others in their work at all times. This role will manage a team of professional finance staff (c.45) and be a key part of the senior management team in Finance. The Director of Financial Performance will help shape the team and structure, building key supporting roles in strategic financial modelling and resource allocation, management of strategic investment projects and sustainability, and in business partnering for performance across the college. The structure supporting this role is set out broadly below, the main reports include: - Director of Financial Planning and Performance (Academic) - Director of Financial Planning and Performance (Operations) - Director of Corporate Management Accounting - Head of Systems Accounting
Role Profile
The post holder will:
Leadership and Management
• Be an active senior manager within the Directorate Leadership Team supporting developments across our services and be a positive member of the university’s Senior Leadership Team able to lead and manage college wide projects on behalf of the Executive. The postholder should display at all times the values of King’s, and role model these values in their interactions with all colleagues.
Strategy
• Create and maintain strategic financial modelling at University, Faculty and Directorate levels supporting improved, transparent and integrated planning at all levels; based on a 5 year forecast horizon, 3 year rolling budgets and resource allocation methodology. This is in no way an exclusively Finance Department task – there must be active collaboration with academic faculties and professional services departments to produce a sustainable plan, agreed and owned across King’s. Support horizon scanning, scenario planning and financial risk assessment.
Planning
• Working with our aligned Directorate - Strategy, Planning and Analytics (SPA) continue to develop and refine our integrated strategic and financial business planning process (IPP) to achieve strategic goals within agreed 3 year rolling targets and budgets, ensuring that targets and challenges, including efficiencies and sustainability measures are well understood and planned into financial forecasts and accountabilities. Lead the annual budget operation including financial risk assessment and contingency planning to meet our objectives.
Reporting and data
• Support the CFO in the review and delivery of a suite of consistent financial management reporting aligned with strategic and planning/ performance needs at all levels and for all activities. This is a fundamental piece of consultative and renewal work across the college, including Council, for which working across leadership at all levels together with the Finance and Commercial Directorate Senior Management, Financial Accounting and Systems Accounting teams is key. Ensure that financial information is provided to all relevant stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner to enable reliable conclusions to be drawn on financial performance and support decision making at all levels.
Systems
• Review, consider and test integrated systems best able to support our devolved users in business strategy, planning and reporting – developing this as a cross university project working with SPA, the Executive and broader University Senior Leadership and with the IT Department and Systems Accounting Function for technical support.
Faculty and Directorate performance and partnering
• Support the further development of a positive and effective business partnering service for faculties and directorates enabling ownership and accountability in line with strategic objectives and financial targets. Create the space to support operational reviews and efficiency alongside business development and business case appraisal. Create partnerships and networks for financial understanding and training across faculties and directorates supporting engaging networks. Support all areas of King’s to become more efficient and productive.
Directorate
• With the Directorate Senior Leadership Team consider and develop career pathways for Finance, Procurement and Commercial expertise for Kings and assist the implementation of this within our Directorate and across the college • Aligning a consistent and inclusive approach to the operations of the Directorate: Work with the CFO and the Directorate senior leadership to create a consistent approach to internal management and operations including recruitment, equalities and inclusion, training and development including PDR and performance management.
Financial awareness and training
• With the support of the Directorate Business Manager and working across the Directorate leadership with the Chief Accountant and the Chief Procurement Officer, create and maintain a range of materials, on line and otherwise, to provide a suite of training materials to help broaden financial understanding, literacy and networking across the college.
General
• Keep up to date with changes in the sector, service discipline and university in general that may impact on the role. Engage with the sector at this level and within network groups. • Have strong communication and customer service skills and be able to deal with a wide range of seniority of staff, and other key stakeholders. • Play an active part in the senior management of the university, create and maintain excellent relationships with leadership across the university creating a culture of engagement and support at all levels • Play an active part in the Finance &Procurement community and demonstrate a commitment to change, improvement and development both as an individual and in the provision of services to the university and outside stakeholders. • Demonstrate and role model the King’s commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion to empower everyone to participate and contribute fully to the university. • Act as a mentor to staff across all development needs, creating pathways for personal success • Able to form strong relationships with immediate colleagues, customers and 3rd parties using our Principles in Action - Connecting, Supporting, Challenging and Including at all times
This is a senior level appointment. The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to deputise for the CFO and undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. The Finance Department has successfully transitioned to a hybrid working system, and most colleagues attend our offices at Lavington Street about 2 days a week. It would be expected that the postholder would be on the King’s site an average of 3 days a week, and while predominately the base would be Lavington Street, there will be meetings and opportunities to work on all of the King’s sites. Key relationships will include: President, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Executive Deans, Heads of Schools and Departments, Faculty Directors of Operations, Directorate leads. Particularly important will be relationships with all areas within Strategy, Planning and Analysis (SPA) and the offices of the Senior Vice President (Academic) and Senior Vice President (Chief Operating Officer) This role will attend a number of leading management committees, and will Chair some of these Committees and provide the lead for major cross-King’s projects. This role will be expected to support and attend the relevant sub-committees of the Council; specifically, but not restricted to the Finance Committee, Estates Strategy Committee and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Finance and Planning
Further information about the Finance & Planning team
Strategy, Planning & Analytics
The Strategy, Planning & Analytics (SPA) Directorate is responsible for supporting the development and execution of strategy at...
Education / qualification and training
Essential
• Qualified Accountant • Degree level study
Desirable
• Change Management or other senior development training (CM, MBA etc)
Knowledge / skills – able to demonstrate
Essential
• Effective and proactive leadership and management of large, complex financial operations within complex organisations • A commitment to continuously developing team culture, equalities and diversity • Strategic financial forecasting and planning techniques and related systems and processes including financial modelling in large complex, devolved businesses • Activity-based accounting, costing and pricing methodologies, analysis and reporting • Reporting and analysis skills, including developing data and reporting and linked with effective presentation skills • Strong collaboration and clear communication skills, written and oral. Strong and effective relationship building including in person and in virtual situations • Engaged, responsive and proactive with a service approach in your professional work • Highly numerate and IT literate with the ability to use the standard suite of office software together with knowledge of one or more corporate Finance systems • Reasonable technical accounting maintained up to date
Desirable
• Use of a variety of Finance systems - Agresso/ Business World user
Personal characteristics/other requirements
Essential
Essential: • A proactive, engaged creative financial leader able to work across financial and business functions effectively • Strong positive and creative team leadership skills with keen interest in equalities and staff development • Independent thinker able to tackle and solve problems effectively • Attention to detail and working to a high-level of accuracy
About the Finance & Procurement Directorate
The Finance & Procurement Directorate comprises some c.140 roles located across many of our campuses in central London. Our main office location is Lavington Street a little distance from London Bridge. The current structure is reflected below 1. Director of Financial Performance has c45 staff in the management accounting teams supporting planning, internal reporting, analysis and linked as business partners to Faculties and central Directorates. 2. The Chief Accountant manages the significant financial services areas with c.65 roles which provide technical and financial accounting, assurance and advisory services together with treasury management and financial processing functions for the whole university. 3. The Chief Procurement Officer has a team of c.30 members of staff in the Procurement Strategy & Services Team supporting procurement and contracts management and performance 4. The Senior Director: New Projects provides key legal and commercial support to business development opportunities across all activities. The Finance & Procurement directorate is currently working as part of a long-term hybrid working trial. This involves, typically, at least 2 days per week on campus with the remainder taking place remotely. Longer term, more regular attendance on campus may be required.
About King’s
King’s College London offers an intellectually stimulating environment, where staff are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning in the service of society. We are a multi-faculty institution, providing high-quality research, education and innovation across the social sciences, humanities, medicine, law, dentistry, and sciences. As a member of the Russell Group, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards in research and education. King’s College London is amongst the top 35 universities in the world and top 10 in Europe (THE World University Rankings 2023) and is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities. Based in the heart of London, King’s has over 45,000 students (including more than 19,000 postgraduates) from some 150 countries, and over 10,000 employees. King’s vision is to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service to society. King’s provides world-class education which enables students to become rounded critical thinkers, set up for success and with the character and wisdom to strive for social change. Through enquiry-driven research, King's delivers transformative insights and solutions that have the power to advance and accelerate global progress. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 exercise, King’s maintained its 6th position for ‘research power’ in the UK, 6th by Quality Index, and was ranked 3rd amongst multi-Faculty universities for impact.
Leadership and structure
King’s is led by the President and Principal, Professor Shitij Kapur. The Principal’s Senior Team comprises: • Professor Shitij Kapur, President & Principal • Professor Rachel Mills, Senior Vice President (Academic) • Professor Richard Trembath, Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences) • Mr Stephen Large, Senior Vice President (Operations) • Professor Bashir M Al-Hashimi, Vice President (Research & Innovation) • Professor Adam Fagan, Vice President (Education & Student Success) • Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President (International, Engagement & Service) • Mr Malcolm Ace, Vice President (Finance)/CFO Our faculties: • Faculty of Arts & Humanities • Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences • Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine • Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences • Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy • Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care • Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience • King’s Business School • The Dickson Poon School of Law King’s is governed by Council with powers delegated to the President & Principal, who is supported in the leadership of the College and delivery of strategic objectives by senior officers.
King’s Health Partners
King’s Health Partners (KHP) Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. KHP is the top recruiting Academic Health Science Centre in the UK (to NIHR portfolio studies) with Guy’s & St Thomas’ the top recruiting individual NHS Trust. As one of six AHSCs in the UK, the partnership drives improved outcomes and experience for patients whilst ensuring delivery ambitions for world-leading science, translational research and education and training. Integrating mental and physical wellbeing, value-based healthcare, production of transparent outcomes and joined up informatics is at the heart of this work.
Francis Crick Institute
King’s is a founder member of the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical discovery institute bringing together six of the UK’s most successful scientific and academic organisations to understand the fundamental biology underlying health and disease and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat major illnesses.
Websites:
Websites:
King’s Strategic Vision 2029
King's Strategic Vision 2029 set out bold ambitions for the future of King’s as we look towards our 200th anniversary: to make the world a better place through our excellence in teaching, research and our service to society. Launched in 2017, Vision 2029 outlines transformative initiatives aiming to broaden the base of King's, extend our reach, expand access, deliver an extraordinary student experience and strengthen how well we work together. Over the last five years, we have developed new areas of outstanding quality and built on our existing areas of strength across Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Health and Life Sciences. The opportunities and challenges that framed our Vision have amplified, while Brexit, COVID-19 and geo-political tensions have altered the contexts in which we work, teach and learn. In response, colleagues across King’s came together to consider how we build on our strengths to guide our future. This work culminated in Strategy 2026, which sets out how we intend to work over the years ahead to chart the next stage of our journey towards delivering Vision 2029.
Equal Opportunities
King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity: • To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; • To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; • To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction; • To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; • To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding.
Vision 2029
Setting out bold ambitions for the future of King’s
About us
About Kings
College Council
College Council
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Please quote the vacancy id: 071405 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 19 September 2023 23:59
Application process
To apply for this post you will need to register on the King’s College London job opportunities page and submit the application form, along with the following: • a concise statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skills and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (two pages maximum) • a curriculum vitae Please ensure you quote reference number: 071405
Appointment Details
Reports to: Vice President (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer
Contact the team
For an informal discussion or to find out more about the role please contact the King’s Search Team.
Selection process
Applications will be shortlisted by a selection committee drawn from across the Directorate and wider College representatives. The interview panel will be chaired by the Vice President (Finance) & Chief Financial Office and representatives from across the Professional Directorates and Faculties. Interview dates: TBC
King’s College London is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. King’s particularly welcomes applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBTQIA+ community and those with disabilities. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact tom.whayman@kcl.ac.uk.
Jobs at King's College London
Our vision is to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service.
Lavington Street
Located in the South Bank, near Bankside
Role purpose
The Director of Financial Performance is a senior management role in the Finance &Procurement Directorate and a senior management role within the College. Recent experience has shown that Finance teams need to be flexible and be able to respond to rapidly changing environments as we work to achieve the KCL strategy and protect against commercial and financial risks and vulnerabilities. This role will support the Vice President (Finance)/CFO in steering and leading developments in our financial strategy and performance processes, financial resource allocation methodologies and performance reporting, and will lead financial support for our business leaders and managers across the college. The postholder will work collaboratively across King’s supporting academic and professional services colleagues as well colleagues within the Finance Department. King’s is at a pivotal point in the delivery of our strategic objectives and this role will play a critical part in this. King’s is a progressive Russell Group University and has emerged from Covid with a clear strategy, based on our values and our aim to serve. We have seen a period of significant growth and significant academic and estate development, and our financial position is strong. The King’s turnover exceeded £1 billion for the first time in 2021/22, and returned an operating surplus in excess of £40m and our plan is for an expansion to around £1.5 billion by 2025/26, with an operating surplus available for investment of £80m. Our financial strategy supports greater transparency, empowerment and accountability across the college. At every level our financial teams will further improve our culture of financial awareness, stimulate and support greater commercial opportunities and help generate future diverse resources creating a stronger impact for King’s service to society.
This role is part of the Directorate Senior Leadership Team. We are a continually developing service and we operate as One Team, across our financial, commercial and procurement services. Indeed, this is a strong consistent approach in King’s - we aim to be One Team. We continue to develop our networking and engagement with greater development and training opportunities across our professional areas creating professional pathways across the college. The postholder will be a senior member of the Directorate, and must demonstrate our values and support others in their work at all times. This role will manage a team of professional finance staff (c.45) and be a key part of the senior management team in Finance. The Director of Financial Performance will help shape the team and structure, building key supporting roles in strategic financial modelling and resource allocation, management of strategic investment projects and sustainability, and in business partnering for performance across the college. The structure supporting this role is set out broadly below, the main reports include: - Director of Financial Planning and Performance (Academic) - Director of Financial Planning and Performance (Operations) - Director of Corporate Management Accounting - Head of Systems Accounting
Role Profile
The post holder will:
Leadership and Management
• Be an active senior manager within the Directorate Leadership Team supporting developments across our services and be a positive member of the university’s Senior Leadership Team able to lead and manage college wide projects on behalf of the Executive. The postholder should display at all times the values of King’s, and role model these values in their interactions with all colleagues.
Strategy
• Create and maintain strategic financial modelling at University, Faculty and Directorate levels supporting improved, transparent and integrated planning at all levels; based on a 5 year forecast horizon, 3 year rolling budgets and resource allocation methodology. This is in no way an exclusively Finance Department task – there must be active collaboration with academic faculties and professional services departments to produce a sustainable plan, agreed and owned across King’s. Support horizon scanning, scenario planning and financial risk assessment.
Planning
• Working with our aligned Directorate - Strategy, Planning and Analytics (SPA) continue to develop and refine our integrated strategic and financial business planning process (IPP) to achieve strategic goals within agreed 3 year rolling targets and budgets, ensuring that targets and challenges, including efficiencies and sustainability measures are well understood and planned into financial forecasts and accountabilities. Lead the annual budget operation including financial risk assessment and contingency planning to meet our objectives.
Reporting and data
• Support the CFO in the review and delivery of a suite of consistent financial management reporting aligned with strategic and planning/ performance needs at all levels and for all activities. This is a fundamental piece of consultative and renewal work across the college, including Council, for which working across leadership at all levels together with the Finance and Commercial Directorate Senior Management, Financial Accounting and Systems Accounting teams is key. Ensure that financial information is provided to all relevant stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner to enable reliable conclusions to be drawn on financial performance and support decision making at all levels.
Systems
• Review, consider and test integrated systems best able to support our devolved users in business strategy, planning and reporting – developing this as a cross university project working with SPA, the Executive and broader University Senior Leadership and with the IT Department and Systems Accounting Function for technical support.
Faculty and Directorate performance and partnering
• Support the further development of a positive and effective business partnering service for faculties and directorates enabling ownership and accountability in line with strategic objectives and financial targets. Create the space to support operational reviews and efficiency alongside business development and business case appraisal. Create partnerships and networks for financial understanding and training across faculties and directorates supporting engaging networks. Support all areas of King’s to become more efficient and productive.
Directorate
• With the Directorate Senior Leadership Team consider and develop career pathways for Finance, Procurement and Commercial expertise for Kings and assist the implementation of this within our Directorate and across the college • Aligning a consistent and inclusive approach to the operations of the Directorate: Work with the CFO and the Directorate senior leadership to create a consistent approach to internal management and operations including recruitment, equalities and inclusion, training and development including PDR and performance management.
Financial awareness and training
• With the support of the Directorate Business Manager and working across the Directorate leadership with the Chief Accountant and the Chief Procurement Officer, create and maintain a range of materials, on line and otherwise, to provide a suite of training materials to help broaden financial understanding, literacy and networking across the college.
General
• Keep up to date with changes in the sector, service discipline and university in general that may impact on the role. Engage with the sector at this level and within network groups. • Have strong communication and customer service skills and be able to deal with a wide range of seniority of staff, and other key stakeholders. • Play an active part in the senior management of the university, create and maintain excellent relationships with leadership across the university creating a culture of engagement and support at all levels • Play an active part in the Finance &Procurement community and demonstrate a commitment to change, improvement and development both as an individual and in the provision of services to the university and outside stakeholders. • Demonstrate and role model the King’s commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion to empower everyone to participate and contribute fully to the university. • Act as a mentor to staff across all development needs, creating pathways for personal success • Able to form strong relationships with immediate colleagues, customers and 3rd parties using our Principles in Action - Connecting, Supporting, Challenging and Including at all times
This is a senior level appointment. The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to deputise for the CFO and undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. The Finance Department has successfully transitioned to a hybrid working system, and most colleagues attend our offices at Lavington Street about 2 days a week. It would be expected that the postholder would be on the King’s site an average of 3 days a week, and while predominately the base would be Lavington Street, there will be meetings and opportunities to work on all of the King’s sites. Key relationships will include: President, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Executive Deans, Heads of Schools and Departments, Faculty Directors of Operations, Directorate leads. Particularly important will be relationships with all areas within Strategy, Planning and Analysis (SPA) and the offices of the Senior Vice President (Academic) and Senior Vice President (Chief Operating Officer) This role will attend a number of leading management committees, and will Chair some of these Committees and provide the lead for major cross-King’s projects. This role will be expected to support and attend the relevant sub-committees of the Council; specifically, but not restricted to the Finance Committee, Estates Strategy Committee and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
King's Finances
King’s is a progressive Russell Group University and has emerged from Covid with a clear strategy, based on our values and our...
Finance and Planning
Further information about the Finance & Planning team
Strategy, Planning & Analytics
The Strategy, Planning & Analytics (SPA) Directorate is responsible for supporting the development and execution of strategy at...
Education / qualification and training
Essential
• Qualified Accountant • Degree level study
Desirable
• Change Management or other senior development training (CM, MBA etc)
Knowledge / skills – able to demonstrate
Essential
• Effective and proactive leadership and management of large, complex financial operations within complex organisations • A commitment to continuously developing team culture, equalities and diversity • Strategic financial forecasting and planning techniques and related systems and processes including financial modelling in large complex, devolved businesses • Activity-based accounting, costing and pricing methodologies, analysis and reporting • Reporting and analysis skills, including developing data and reporting and linked with effective presentation skills • Strong collaboration and clear communication skills, written and oral. Strong and effective relationship building including in person and in virtual situations • Engaged, responsive and proactive with a service approach in your professional work • Highly numerate and IT literate with the ability to use the standard suite of office software together with knowledge of one or more corporate Finance systems • Reasonable technical accounting maintained up to date
Desirable
• Use of a variety of Finance systems - Agresso/ Business World user
Personal characteristics/other requirements
Essential
Essential: • A proactive, engaged creative financial leader able to work across financial and business functions effectively • Strong positive and creative team leadership skills with keen interest in equalities and staff development • Independent thinker able to tackle and solve problems effectively • Attention to detail and working to a high-level of accuracy
About the Finance & Procurement Directorate
The Finance & Procurement Directorate comprises some c.140 roles located across many of our campuses in central London. Our main office location is Lavington Street a little distance from London Bridge. The current structure is reflected below 1. Director of Financial Performance has c45 staff in the management accounting teams supporting planning, internal reporting, analysis and linked as business partners to Faculties and central Directorates. 2. The Chief Accountant manages the significant financial services areas with c.65 roles which provide technical and financial accounting, assurance and advisory services together with treasury management and financial processing functions for the whole university. 3. The Chief Procurement Officer has a team of c.30 members of staff in the Procurement Strategy & Services Team supporting procurement and contracts management and performance 4. The Senior Director: New Projects provides key legal and commercial support to business development opportunities across all activities. The Finance & Procurement directorate is currently working as part of a long-term hybrid working trial. This involves, typically, at least 2 days per week on campus with the remainder taking place remotely. Longer term, more regular attendance on campus may be required.
About King’s
King’s College London offers an intellectually stimulating environment, where staff are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning in the service of society. We are a multi-faculty institution, providing high-quality research, education and innovation across the social sciences, humanities, medicine, law, dentistry, and sciences. As a member of the Russell Group, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards in research and education. King’s College London is amongst the top 35 universities in the world and top 10 in Europe (THE World University Rankings 2023) and is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities. Based in the heart of London, King’s has over 45,000 students (including more than 19,000 postgraduates) from some 150 countries, and over 10,000 employees. King’s vision is to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service to society. King’s provides world-class education which enables students to become rounded critical thinkers, set up for success and with the character and wisdom to strive for social change. Through enquiry-driven research, King's delivers transformative insights and solutions that have the power to advance and accelerate global progress. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 exercise, King’s maintained its 6th position for ‘research power’ in the UK, 6th by Quality Index, and was ranked 3rd amongst multi-Faculty universities for impact.
Leadership and structure
King’s is led by the President and Principal, Professor Shitij Kapur. The Principal’s Senior Team comprises: • Professor Shitij Kapur, President & Principal • Professor Rachel Mills, Senior Vice President (Academic) • Professor Richard Trembath, Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences) • Mr Stephen Large, Senior Vice President (Operations) • Professor Bashir M Al-Hashimi, Vice President (Research & Innovation) • Professor Adam Fagan, Vice President (Education & Student Success) • Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President (International, Engagement & Service) • Mr Malcolm Ace, Vice President (Finance)/CFO Our faculties: • Faculty of Arts & Humanities • Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences • Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine • Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences • Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy • Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care • Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience • King’s Business School • The Dickson Poon School of Law King’s is governed by Council with powers delegated to the President & Principal, who is supported in the leadership of the College and delivery of strategic objectives by senior officers.
King’s Health Partners
King’s Health Partners (KHP) Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. KHP is the top recruiting Academic Health Science Centre in the UK (to NIHR portfolio studies) with Guy’s & St Thomas’ the top recruiting individual NHS Trust. As one of six AHSCs in the UK, the partnership drives improved outcomes and experience for patients whilst ensuring delivery ambitions for world-leading science, translational research and education and training. Integrating mental and physical wellbeing, value-based healthcare, production of transparent outcomes and joined up informatics is at the heart of this work.
Francis Crick Institute
King’s is a founder member of the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical discovery institute bringing together six of the UK’s most successful scientific and academic organisations to understand the fundamental biology underlying health and disease and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat major illnesses.
Websites:
Websites:
King’s Strategic Vision 2029
King's Strategic Vision 2029 set out bold ambitions for the future of King’s as we look towards our 200th anniversary: to make the world a better place through our excellence in teaching, research and our service to society. Launched in 2017, Vision 2029 outlines transformative initiatives aiming to broaden the base of King's, extend our reach, expand access, deliver an extraordinary student experience and strengthen how well we work together. Over the last five years, we have developed new areas of outstanding quality and built on our existing areas of strength across Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Health and Life Sciences. The opportunities and challenges that framed our Vision have amplified, while Brexit, COVID-19 and geo-political tensions have altered the contexts in which we work, teach and learn. In response, colleagues across King’s came together to consider how we build on our strengths to guide our future. This work culminated in Strategy 2026, which sets out how we intend to work over the years ahead to chart the next stage of our journey towards delivering Vision 2029.
Equal Opportunities
King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity: • To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; • To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; • To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction; • To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; • To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding.
Vision 2029
Setting out bold ambitions for the future of King’s
About us
About Kings
College Council
College Council
Application has passed - page retained for reference only
Please quote the vacancy id: 071405 in all correspondence.
Closing date for applications: 19 September 2023 23:59
Application process
To apply for this post you will need to register on the King’s College London job opportunities page and submit the application form, along with the following: • a concise statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skills and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (two pages maximum) • a curriculum vitae Please ensure you quote reference number: 071405
Appointment Details
Reports to: Vice President (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer
Contact the team
For an informal discussion or to find out more about the role please contact the King’s Search Team.
Selection process
Applications will be shortlisted by a selection committee drawn from across the Directorate and wider College representatives. The interview panel will be chaired by the Vice President (Finance) & Chief Financial Office and representatives from across the Professional Directorates and Faculties. Interview dates: TBC
King’s College London is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. King’s particularly welcomes applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBTQIA+ community and those with disabilities. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact tom.whayman@kcl.ac.uk.
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