Research and Enterprise Finance Officer

Location: Wolverhampton Campus, Walsall Campus, Telford Campus

As Research and Enterprise Finance Officer, you will develop costings and support the management of budgets, providing expert financial advice across the project lifecycle. You will be required to develop and maintain an excellent knowledge of key funder financial rules and guidance as well as University financial policies, processes and regulations.

You will take responsibility for the development and maintenance of a university costing and pricing guide to provide guidance to those preparing bids, engaging with colleagues in Finance, faculties and other professional services.

You will create costing templates on the Worktribe system and work with Finance colleagues to ensure the financial information on the system is complete, accurate and coded correctly for reporting purposes.

You will work with the Research and Enterprise (R&E) Institutional Investment Coordinator to manage, monitor and report on QR, HEIF, RIF and other institutional investments, escalating risks and underspend to senior managers, making recommendations to process to increase efficiencies and continuous improvement.

We are looking for someone with a high level of emotional intelligence who has the ability to develop strong working relationships with staff at all levels across the University to ensure quality service delivery, demonstrating political awareness, diplomacy and tact. You will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of HE costing methodologies and experience costing and developing budgets for R&E bids; proven experience of working in a project environment, including supporting with claims, reporting, virements and closure; excellent problem-solving skills, with a solution focussed approach adapting to changing priorities and timescales with the ability to interpret and effectively communicate complex guidelines.

The University of Opportunity for Students and Staff

As part of our commitment to ensure the diversity of our staff body reflects those of the student and local communities we serve, we particularly welcome applications from candidates of Black, Asian, or Ethnic Minority heritage, and candidates who are Disabled (including people who may not define themselves as disabled, but nevertheless encounter challenges)

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Closing date: 02/04/25

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