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Goldsmiths is a renowned brand known for its close-knit community, rich academic heritage, creative powerhouse, and thought-provoking environment. As part of the University of London, Goldsmiths offers a wide range of products and services to staff, students, businesses, alumni, and the local community. With a focus on excellence, they provide world-leading research and excellent teaching from their campus in South East London. Their academic partnerships, both local and global, enable collaborative and innovative approaches to education. Goldsmiths is committed to fostering equal opportunities and diversity, and their Senior Management Team ensures the university's academic and administrative leadership remains efficient. Moreover, Goldsmiths actively engages with the local community and offers services to support and grow businesses through sharing knowledge and expertise. They also have a dedicated art gallery, Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, bringing world-class exhibitions to South London. With their interdisciplinary research, Goldsmiths addresses urgent challenges of our time, making it a dynamic and influential institution. Whether you're a prospective student or searching for an inspiring university to work at, Goldsmiths provides a space for self-discovery and personal growth.

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**What makes Goldsmiths unique?**

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

**About the Department**

The Finance Department has responsibility for budget preparation and monitoring, financial accounting, treasury management and control over all income received and payments made by Goldsmiths.

**Equality Diversity and Inclusion**

At Goldsmiths, University of London, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion shape how we lead, learn, and work. We are committed to building an inclusive and respectful environment, removing barriers and addressing inequalities so that everyone in our community can belong and thrive.

## Interim Head of Financial Operations

**Department:** Finance

**Vacancy Type:** Fixed-Term

**Contract Length:** up to 13 months

**Full-Time/Part-Time:** Full Time

**Salary:** Competitive

**Actual Hours:** 35

**FTE:** 1.0

### About the Role

The Head of Financial Operations is a key post to ensure the provision of efficient, controlled and customer focused financial transaction and treasury management services. The post has line management responsibility for thirteen staff through four direct reports.

The Head of Financial Operations will line manage the Accounts Payable, Credit Control, Treasury and Finance and HR Systems Teams.

The role has a focus on customer service, ensuring that transactional services are aligned to user department needs, this will include working with senior staff in academic and professional departments. It will involve close collaboration with linked professional services outside the Finance department, in particular Student and Academic Services, IT, Estates and POD (HR).

The role also has a focus on internal financial control, including ensuring appropriate check, balances, and segregation of duties. The post holder will assist the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director of Finance with the regular reporting to the College's Audit and Risk Committee and Finance and Resources Committee.

### About the Candidate

You will be a qualified accountant with extensive experience relevant to the role. You will have excellent leadership skills, with the ability to manage change and deliver service improvements through process and systems improvement, focusing on efficiency and excellent services, to students, other customers and staff. To include the development of the ERP system used by the wider Finance and HR community.

### Benefits

- Agile working environment
- 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays
- Great transport links
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- Support for professional development
- Broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes

Assistant Director (People Operations, Data & Systems)

Rosalynd Milroy

HR and Operations Manager

Gagandeep Bansal

People Operations Manager

HR Manager at Goldsmiths, University of London

Karen Smart

HR Manager

Finance & HR Systems Manager

Product Manager – Finance & HR Systems | ERP / HRIS

Faculty Operations Manager (Clinics and Practice)

Timetabling Operations Manager

Registry Operations Manager

Faculty Operations Manager

Interim Head of Financial Operations

Chief Financial Officer

Director of Treasury

Controller

Renowned for a creative and innovative approach to teaching and research, Goldsmiths offers study opportunities in the arts and humanities, social sciences, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management.

Our academic legacy stretches back to 1891, but we are always looking forward. Full of students and staff who are inventive, imaginative and original, Goldsmiths provides an environment where new ideas flourish. It’s one of the reasons students have voted us one of the UK’s top creative and political universities (Which? University 2018).

For current students and recent graduates, our Careers Service offers a wide range of support and advice on achieving your ambitions. For those who Goldsmiths formed the launch pad for your career, we’d really value your insights to help those starting out – consider giving your time as career speaker or offering a placement or internship to a current student.

A close-knit community, a rich academic heritage, a creative powerhouse, a thought-provoking place.

# **Interim Head of Financial Operations**

Department

Finance

Vacancy Type

Fixed-Term

Contract Length

up to 13 months

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full Time

Salary

Competitive

Actual Hours

35

FTE

1.0

Interview Date

TBC

Contact Details

Simon Mattison

Posted Date

03/06/2026

Closing Date

19/06/2026

Ref No

10654

**What makes Goldsmiths unique?**

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

**About the Department**

The Finance Department has responsibility for budget preparation and monitoring, financial accounting, treasury management and control over all income received and payments made by Goldsmiths.

**About the Role**

The Head of Financial Operations is a key post to ensure the provision of efficient, controlled and customer focused financial transaction and treasury management services. The post has line management responsibility for thirteen staff through four direct reports.

The Head of Financial Operations will line manage the Accounts Payable, Credit Control, Treasury and Finance and HR Systems Teams.

The role has a focus on customer service, ensuring that transactional services are aligned to user department needs, this will include working with senior staff in academic and professional departments. It will involve close collaboration with linked professional services outside the Finance department, in particular Student and Academic Services, IT, Estates and POD (HR).

The role also has a focus on internal financial control, including ensuring appropriate check, balances, and segregation of duties. The post holder will assist the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director of Finance with the regular reporting to the College’s Audit and Risk Committee and Finance and Resources Committee.

**About the Candidate**

You will be a qualified accountant with extensive experience relevant to the role. You will have excellent leadership skills, with the ability to manage change and deliver service improvements through process and systems improvement, focusing on efficiency and excellent services, to students, other customers and staff. To include the development of the ERP system used by the wider Finance and HR community.

**Benefits**:

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

**Equality Diversity and Inclusion**

At Goldsmiths, University of London, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion shape how we lead, learn, and work. We are committed to building an inclusive and respectful environment, removing barriers and addressing inequalities so that everyone in our community can belong and thrive.

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The role involves managing financial operations, including accounts payable, credit control, and treasury management, with a focus on customer service and internal financial control. It requires collaboration with senior staff and development of ERP systems.

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