Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, who will undertake teaching, research and other academic activities across ARU Peterborough including course leadership.

This post will include teaching on our Undergraduate and Postgraduate portfolio with a specific focus on our BSc Accounting and Finance. You will also be expected to contribute to the supervision of taught and research students, and to the ARU Research strategy.

You will act as academic tutor and module leader for modules with several groups, leading the team and co-ordinating activities, resources and assessment. Please see the Job description for the full list of accountabilities.

You will have a Degree plus PhD or Professional Doctorate (or near completion), Higher degree or relevant professional qualification in subject discipline at post-graduate level, PG Cert in Learning and Teaching (HE) (PG Cert), HEA fellowship.

You will have successful teaching experience at HE level and/or relevant commercial and/or professional experience.

Expected start date:
September 2026

Informal enquiries can be made to Cheryl Greyson, Professional Lead for Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

£46,049 to £56,535 p.a.