Research Finance Manager

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are looking for two experienced Research Finance Manager to oversee the post-award financial management of a portfolio of complex research projects.

Day to day this is a busy and varied role in which the post holder will lead a team in:  

• Preparation of funder financial reports, 
• Monitoring income from funders, 
• Approving high-value transactions, 
• Providing guidance on funder terms and conditions.

This is a challenging but highly rewarding opportunity. The post-holder will be the key business partner for a faculty on post-award issues, working closely with faculty leadership.  They will be responsible for delivery of an efficient, customer-focused service to the faculty, identifying and resolving issues, and driving long term improvements collaboratively including through process and system development.  

You must be educated to a degree level (equivalent), or hold equivalent relevant experience. You must have experience of leading a team, and of working in a finance role, ideally in higher education research administration. Experience of introducing policies, procedures, processes and systems effectively, and managing change is essential. You should be able to prioritise their workload effectively to meet often conflicting deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy, and to use their judgement to resolve issues independently. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1FTE and permanent. 

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 7 in the range £52,199 - £59,623 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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