Director of Strategic & Financial Planning

At The University of Law, we are committed to delivering an outstanding student experience and achieving our strategic ambitions. To support our continued success, we are seeking an experienced Director of Strategic & Financial Planning to join our Finance Senior Leadership Team.

We’re looking for an exceptional Director of Strategic & Financial Planning to help turn that ambition into reality. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the University’s strategic direction, influencing investment decisions and driving commercial performance.

Leading our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Business Intelligence functions, you’ll bring together financial insight, business performance and market intelligence to identify opportunities, challenge thinking and help shape the decisions that will define our next stage of growth.

The role:-

• Lead the development and delivery of the University’s five-year business plan, translating strategic priorities into robust financial and operational plans.

• Partner with the CFO and Executive Board on investment decisions, resource allocation, financial performance and long-term sustainability.

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and scenario planning, ensuring financial plans reflect student recruitment and enrolment forecasts.

• Bring together FP&A and Business Intelligence to deliver meaningful analysis, KPIs and management information that support effective decision-making.

• Identify commercial opportunities, emerging risks and performance improvements through financial, operational and market insight.

• Lead and develop the Heads of FP&A and Business Intelligence, strengthening their teams and embedding effective business partnering across the University.

• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, reporting capabilities and financial systems.

You’ll be a commercially astute finance leader with the strategic vision, analytical capability and credibility to influence at executive level. You’ll be confident challenging assumptions, translating complex information into clear recommendations and connecting financial planning with wider business objectives.

How you’ll contribute:-

• A recognised accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent demonstrable expertise in strategic financial planning.

• Proven experience leading strategic planning, financial planning or FP&A within a complex organisation(Education, private equity-backed or investor-focused environment or similar).

• A strong track record of developing and delivering business plans, budgets, forecasts and financial models.

• Experience partnering with executive and board-level stakeholders to influence strategic and commercial decisions.

• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities, manage risk and drive financial performance.

• Experience leading specialist teams and building effective cross-functional relationships.

• Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to turn insight into action.

• Experience in Higher Education, particularly an understanding of student recruitment and enrolment planning, would be advantageous.

This is an opportunity to take a high-profile leadership role at The University of Law, working closely with the CFO and Executive Board to influence strategic decisions, strengthen financial performance and help shape the University’s long-term direction.

If you’re ready to combine financial expertise with commercial insight and strategic leadership to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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This is a hybrid working opportunity, with the role able to be based at Moorgate, London as and when the business requires.

Closing date for application is midnight on Sunday 25th October 2026.

Benefits

In addition to a salary of £115,000 per annum, we offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus Bank Holidays, along with a rewards package that includes:

• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance

• Contributory Pension Scheme

• Training and Qualifications (including Course Sponsorship/Fee Discount)

• Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

Our Approach

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population, striving to increase the representation of age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background of our employees.

We’re also committed to providing adjustments to those who may require support with the recruitment process - please contact the ULaw Talent Acquisition Team [email protected] .

Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK () . Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.