Finance Analysts - Research and Grants [Fixed Term]

at  University of Cambridge

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.
The Cambridge Research Office is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our teams on a one year fixed-term contract. This is a finance administration role providing support for departments in the management of their research grants.
Our teams are responsible for providing expert advice and guidance and for financially administering external research funding, on behalf of academics and Departments within the University’s Schools.
The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a career in the area of research administration.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Providing procedural and financial advice and guidance to academic and departmental staff on a range of financial administration matters.
• Setting up and monitoring research grant budgets against expenditure, canidates will be able to demonstrate excellent numeracy, communications and organisational skills and a positive, customer-oriented approach.

Candidates will be part of a diverse team, working within a busy office environment, and must be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines. Proficiency in using Windows based packages is essential. Knowledge of Oracle Financials and experience in finance administration would be advantageous.
Please see the Further Particulars document for more details of this vacancy. Applications should clearly set out how candidates meet the criteria listed in the person specification (the skills and experience required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based on these criteria.
Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.
The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows. This role requires onsite attendance at Greenwich House for a minimum of 2 days per week with additional onsite working according to business need.
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If you have questions about the application process, contact CROrecruitment@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference EW42983 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK

• Providing procedural and financial advice and guidance to academic and departmental staff on a range of financial administration matters.
• Setting up and monitoring research grant budgets against expenditure, canidates will be able to demonstrate excellent numeracy, communications and organisational skills and a positive, customer-oriented approach