Finance Manager

Salary: £35,945 pro rata

Location: Hybrid – Huddersfield Students’ Union, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH and home based

Contract: Fixed Term, 2 years. This role is being offered on a negotiable part time, flexible basis, up to 3 days per week.

Applications close: 23:59, Sunday 9^th March 2025

Are you interested in being the Finance Manager of an ambitious and progressive charity? If so, we’re looking for a values-driven finance manager to join Huddersfield Students’ Union to support our activities with prudent financial management, helping us to ensure we can continue in our mission to ‘make student life better’.

About Huddersfield Students’ Union

Huddersfield Students’ Union (HSU) is an independent, student-led charity. Everything we do supports our mission to ‘make student life better’.

We aren’t your typical students’ union, located in a Yorkshire market town with most of our students commuting to study. We are central to the University experience for all students and work to support all aspects of student life for the 20,000 students here at Huddersfield University.

Our mission is to ‘make student life better’ and we do this by providing a platform for good, creating a community where all voices are equal, and everyone is free and safe to express themselves. Giving students opportunities to enjoy good times with friends and feel supported on their path through Huddersfield University. We do this by running a programme of events and activities throughout the year, looking after student sports teams, academic, hobby, and faith-based societies and through our student networks. Our Representation Team are here to give voice to all students on campus through campaigning, activism and Officer elections and our dedicated, independent Advice Centre Team work tirelessly to make sure that students are fully supported throughout their time at university.

About the role

Our next Finance Manager will be someone who can lead our finance team, ensuring our processes and procedures support the HSU mission and organisational goals.  You’ll direct HSU’s internal budgeting, fund management, procurement, and financial planning functions, managing financial risks and opportunities to ensure we operate with the highest level of integrity, compliance, and efficiency.

The successful candidate won’t necessarily need to come from the Higher Education or Charity sector, but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the financial trends and issues that affect students at Huddersfield University. We’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience of setting financial and commercial control processes and procedures; who can turn complex financial information into understandable formats; and a sound working knowledge of VAT.

What HSU can offer

We offer a great benefits package with enhanced annual leave, statutory time off and support for personal development. As an employer, we are committed to hybrid and flexible working, the next Finance Manager will have autonomy to plan and manage their own diary and time, taking into account the needs of our students and staff.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the world and community we’re based in. We respect everyone’s individual identity and celebrate difference and encourage applications from all candidates irrespective of background.

Closing Date: Sunday the 9^th of March 2025 at 23:59

Interviews (In-person): Thursday the 20^th of March 2025

How to Apply

Please click the link below to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and find details of how to apply.

Staff Vacancies @ Huddersfield Students’ Union

For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our HR team by emailing su.jobs@hd.ac.uk