Responsible for production of annual financial statements and completion of external audit. Managing a team of accountants to produce statements for the University, the Group and all of the subsidiary companies including the University's commercial arm, UCLan Business Services Limited, a range of overseas investments and two regulated charities, Westlakes Research Limited and Training 2000 Limited.Also responsible for financial management of all subsidiary companies and for production and maintenance of and guidance on the implementation of the set of financial regulations for the group. Undertakes financial due diligence assessments on prospective partner organisations and advises on investment opportunities.

Responsible for leading a team of five finance business partners and their their teams in providing financial advice, guidance and support to all departments of the University. Responsible for producing regular management accounts reports and advising on financial and governance implications of management and strategic decision making.

Leading the Budget Monitoring and Financial Planning Team.Monthly reporting to Finance Director and Executive team on financial performance of £170m public sector body.Strategic financial planning and budget setting for the organisation.Advising Chief Finance Office on capital investment and financing decisions.Deputising for the Head of Finance.

Strategic support on financial issues to the Chief Officer (Executive) team.Monitoring and reporting on £2m operating budget.Reporting to Police Authority on budget performance of £180m organisation and key financial risks.Strategic financial planning and budget setting.

Advice and guidance on best practice to project managersContract and performance framework negotiation with contractorsPerformance management of active contractsAudit of project management recordsReporting on financial and operational performance of projects