Craig Jones in

Craig Jones

Login to view DISC.
Executive Director of Finance at Aston University
📍 Royal Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom

Craig Jones is the Executive Director of Finance at Aston University, supporting the delivery of the Aston 2030 Strategy. He has a background in accountancy from Nottingham Trent University and is described by colleagues as "outstanding" and "excellent". His career includes 18 years at Big 4 firms, specializing in public infrastructure at Deloitte UK.

Prior to his work in higher education, Craig spent nearly two decades as a Corporate Finance Director at Deloitte, focusing on UK government infrastructure and public services.

Read the full overview →
Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Executive Director of Finance
Job Level
Senior
Location
Royal Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Craig shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Craig cares about

Higher Education Strategy
As Executive Director of Finance, he holds strategic responsibility for finance and the delivery of objectives related to the Aston University 2030 Strategy.
Social Housing
Serves as a Non-Executive Director for GreenSquareAccord, a major social housing and care provider, and is a member of its Investment and Audit & Risk Committees.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

12-2023
Executive Director of Finance
Aston University
10-2023
Non Executive Director
GreenSquareAccord
2-2022 - 11-2023
Chief Finance and Commercial Officer
University of Derby
6-2020 - 2-2022
Director of Finance
University of Derby
9-2017 - 8-2023
Chair of Group Audit Committee
Black Country Housing Group
In the press

Media appearances

Craig Jones | Aston University. Featured in Aston University – Official Website
See now
Education
9-1992 - 2-1995
Accountancy
Nottingham Trent University
Education details unavailable
Friesland Secondary
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Craig. Free, 10 seconds.