Student Fees Manager

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is seeking a collaborative leader to oversee student fee management. This role involves overseeing the financial processes ensuring compliance with regulations and supporting student dealings effectively. The ideal candidate will have financial management expertise, be able to inspire teams, and manage complexities within higher education. This position offers a hybrid working model and a generous holiday package of 42 days per year.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays

Discounted gym membership

Access to personal development courses

On-site childcare and travel discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in managing financial processes in a higher education environment.
• Ability to inspire and lead teams effectively.
• Strong understanding of regulations surrounding student fees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team managing fee charging and collection.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Monitor financial exposure and risk.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Risk management

Collaboration

Student engagement

Job description

Interviews expected to be held 12 February 2026

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Would you like to play a key role leading on student fees for the University of Leeds? Are you a collaborative leader that can inspire others to take action?

The University collects in excess of £500M annually in student and sponsor fees. This role is key to overseeing this income stream, ensuring that our processes work for our students and their sponsors/funders, whilst remaining compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and ensuring that financial exposure and risk is monitored and managed effectively.

In this role you will oversee the team managing fee charging and collection for the University, and will be a key source of expertise and advice for other leaders and teams.

As a key leadership role within our Student Finance function, we are looking for someone who can combine specialist knowledge and experience of financial and debt management, with a sensitivity to the particular requirements of the higher education environment and how to deal effectively with students, sponsors and regulatory bodies in this context. The University is a large and complex organisation, and therefore you will need to be a leader who is able to inspire others through collaboration and partnership working, with the capacity to manage complexity and ambiguity with pragmatism.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the‑art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on‑site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

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