Founded in 1894 City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence, with a focus on business, practice and the professions and an enviable central London location.
City‘s 20,000 students come from more than 150 countries and our 2,400 staff from over 75 countries. We are research intensive – REF2021 rated 86% of our research as either world leading or internationally excellent. We are also highly diverse – nearly two-thirds of our students and more than a quarter of our staff are from black or minority ethnic backgrounds.
City’s President, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein, is leading City’s Senior Leadership Team to deliver a fresh strategy for the University as a distinctive, self-confident and aligned organisation; this is a period of exciting change and transformation. The new Vision and Strategy reaffirms our ambition as the leading university for business, practice and the professions. It commits us to outstanding delivery for our students, maintaining research at the frontier of delivery and being a great place to work.
The CFO will be key to the successful delivery of this strategy and to providing a financially sustainable institution, whilst leading a team to deliver excellent financial services. They will be part of the University’s Professional Services Leadership Group, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the President and with colleagues across professional services and the Schools.
City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from black, asian or ethnic minority candidates who are currently under-represented within the senior leadership at City.
City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and other benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
Closing date: 25th August 2023
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit City on 21st September 2023 and the final interviews will be held on 3rd October 2023.
For a confidential conversation about the role, please email
To apply, please send a cover letter and CV by close of business on 25th August 2023.
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