Research Finance Manager

I am urgently recruiting for an experienced Research Finance Manager for a prestigious organisation based in Warwickshire.

Client Details

My client is a highly respected organisation based within Warwickshire

Description

Duties and Responsibilities

Contribution to the Research Finance Team:

• Lead a small team within Research Finance to focus on a portfolio of departments and activities
• Contribute to the development of financial and management systems on behalf of Research Finance in order to maximise operational effectiveness and the use of SAP and IT to improve the flow of management information

Promotion of financial control:

• Review of agreements to ensure completeness, compliance with both the Financial Regulations and funders' rules, and their commercial acceptability.
• Providing expert guidance to applicants on the interpretation of, in many cases both varied and complex, funders' regulations
• Reviewing agreement terms and conditions for contractual risks, and raise any issues with the department and Finance Office as appropriate
• Establishment, in liaison with project staff, of appropriate systems and procedures for the recording of both financial and non-financial project data
• Establishment of appropriate systems and procedures for the recording of both financial and non-financial project data including matched funding
• Identification of the training needs of project staff in the area of project administration
• Dissemination to all project teams of best practice in project administration and of any changes in the funders' rules or requirements

Financial management of research and related accounts:

• Creation and maintenance of appropriate project codes and budgets on the SAP Finance System in line with internal reporting requirements and funder reporting arrangements
• Regular review of project finances and progress with subsequent liaison with project staff in order to discuss contract non-performance and variations to profile, and to agree corrective action

Profile

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience within the Public Sector and have both Research Finance experience and be a fully qualified accountant.

Given the nature of the assignment, you will be either immediately available or approaching the end of a contract.

Job Offer

£45,000 - £50,000 + £5,000 supplement for being fully qualified.