Research Grant Finance Officer

2 weeks ago


York, United Kingdom University of York Full time

Department
The Department of Health Sciences is a large, multi-disciplinary and multi-professional department with over 350 academics, researchers and support staff engaged in delivering research & teaching. In 22/23 the department had annual research project income of £14.6 million raised almost entirely from external competitive grant funding from a wide range of funders.

Our core aim is to improve health and healthcare through the delivery of high-quality teaching and the application of challenge-led research to policy and practice. We are committed to underpinning our teaching with our internationally renowned research. The University has an institutional research strategy www.york.ac.uk/research/ to which the Department contributes by developing six strong and well-resourced research groups.

Role
The Department of Health Sciences wishes to appoint a Research Grant Finance Officer to play a key role in the financial management of Professor Simon Gilbody’s newly awarded £4 Million National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation projected titled: The SCIMITAR-South Asia programme to address tobacco-related multiple long-term conditions in Severe Mental Illness. This project is in joint collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore, India.

You will provide comprehensive day-to-day financial management and contractual compliance for the NIHR Unit and its project teams (both in the UK and overseas). This will include monitoring project budgets and fluctuations in exchange rates, forecasting, meticulous expenditure checks, preparation of detailed financial statements and audits and support and training to project teams (both in the UK and overseas).

You will collaborate with Research Grants Operations office and Research Knowledge and Exchange Contracts team, and you will be supported in your NIHR Unit activities by a Project Manager and Project Coordinator.

You will also provide pre- and post-award research support for the Department of Health Sciences and Hull York Medical School. You will cover all aspects of research support including financial grant management, costing research applications, contract management, HR, staff planning, timesheets, and financial reporting to funders. You will work closely with the Deputy Head of Department (Research), Research Manager, Research Co-ordinator and Research Group Administrators. The post will also provide support and training where appropriate to research administrators in Health Sciences and HYMS.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
  • Good maths GCSE or equivalent.
  • Experience of working in an administrative and/or financial role in a large, complex organisation.
  • Excellent working knowledge of financial systems and the ability to adapt to other systems, particularly those with a financial or research grants administration basis.
  • Experience of ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations.
  • Excellent numerical skills, showing meticulous attention to detail when dealing with finances.
  • Proven skills and ability for managing budgets, expenditure monitoring and forecasting, and production of detailed reports.
  • Ability to problem solve and liaise with finance and research partners/stakeholders internally and in organisations within and outside of the UK.

Please contact Oliver Short, Research Manager oliver.short@york.ac.uk if you have any queries regarding this post.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

£36,024 to £44,263 per year.



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