Finance and Research Officer

About us

The UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences is the largest such department in the country with over 120 academic staff and 2000 students studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level making it UCL’s largest teaching department. It has a large research portfolio and is part of the Faculty of Brain Sciences.

About the role

This role will specialise in administering the Research and Financial activities of the designated Research Departments within the Division of Psychology & Language Sciences. They will provide financial support for research applications and be responsible for monitoring a portfolio of research grants. The post holder will ensure effective procedures are adopted for dealing with all aspects including processing financial transactions, procurement, and grant applications. The post will lead in achieving a high quality and timely service to staff, students, and others internal and exte rnal to the department.

About you

Applicants should be educated to A Level (Minimum of 2 at grade C or above), or equivalent, or having acquired relevant skills in Finance or Accountancy. Have a high level of numeracy, with the ability to understand and interpret figures and statistics, and undertake standard calculations such as VAT. Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other electronic finance systems (preferably Oracle). Experience of UCL systems would be an advantage.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation sch eme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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