Job Description

In this role in our Research Finance team, you will use a process driven approach, your keen eye for detail and operational experience to manage the operational and financial processes for research portfolio.

Key duties include:

• Lead the financial tasks and processes associated with the post award grants management process including:
  • Ensuring the monthly payment process is completed in a timely manner, working closely with colleagues in other departments.
  • Lead and meet the reconciliation targets for reconciliation programme, helping to ensure that outstanding budgets are regularly monitored and reviewed, and awards closed.
  • Understand and apply our terms and conditions to post award funding processes and provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Audit transaction listings provided by Host Institutions
  • Provide timely and accurate Restricted Income reporting of grant expenditure monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice and support on processes relating to any research finance changes and issues.
• Respond to queries and requests for help, including overseeing and managing multiple inboxes in partnership with Research Finance colleagues.
• Manage and action all post-award changes, such as requests for extensions, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to complete these.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience of using databases or grants management systems.
• Grants administration experience, ideally within a research funding or University setting.
• Aptitude for understanding and working with financial information.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience of working effectively in matrix organization structures.
• Desirable: Experience of working for a funding body or a recipient of grant funding
• Desirable: Understanding of grant finance processes.