Finance Business Partner - Research Grants & Science

at  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

JOB SUMMARY

Are you an experienced Finance Business Partner seeking an opportunity to support a leading science division at Kew in achieving its strategic goals?
We have an exciting role within our Finance department, reporting to the Head of Project & Fund Accounting, where you will play a pivotal role in providing Kew’s senior scientists with the financial insights they need to manage their grant-funded research projects.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with colleagues across Kew Science on new funding proposals to develop comprehensive, fully costed budgets for submission to funders, often working within tight deadlines.
• Manage post-award financial activities for a portfolio of research projects, including monitoring and reporting actual expenditure to ensure alignment with funder requirements, and providing regular financial reports to both researchers and funders.
• Produce monthly management accounts, forecasts, and budgets for several Kew Science departments, with an total annual budget of approximately £20 million.