FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELDSTEP INTO A ROLE WITH REAL IMPACT (AND A BIG PAIR OF SHOES TO FILL) After 37 years of dedicated service, we''re looking for an exceptional Financial Accountant to write the next chapter of our financial reporting story. This isn''t about maintaining the status quo - it''s your chance to bring fresh thinking, technical excellence, and your own leadership style to a well-established function at the University of Huddersfield. Picture this: You''re working on a vibrant campus buzzing with students, academics shaping the brains of the future, and colleagues who genuinely care about what they do. Yes, you''ll still be working, preparing statutory accounts and managing tax compliance - but you''ll be doing it in an environment where your work directly supports education, innovation, and opportunity. You''ll be a fully qualified accountant who gets a kick out of technical excellence and loves solving complex financial puzzles. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, you''ll own our statutory reporting, lead our tax strategy, oversee subsidiary companies, and be the trusted expert everyone turns to when things get complicated. This role isn''t just number-crunching in a back office. You''ll be leading a team, partnering with external auditors, advising colleagues across the institution, and playing a pivotal role in our financial governance. You''ll have real autonomy, genuine responsibility, and the satisfaction of knowing your e