The Finance Divsion is one of the largest support sector divisions in the University and, as custodians of its financial resources, provides a wide range of financial services to stakeholders within and beyond UKZN, both locally and internationally.

The Division has three main Centre-based Finance Offices at Westville, Howard College and Pietermaritzburg, respectively, and is represented on all campuses that make up UKZN. It also has on-site presence at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, which is based at Mtubatuba in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.