Reed Accountancy in Oxford are excited to be partnering with a prestigious organisation based in Oxford to help source a Senior Grants Officer to join their finance function. This role has come about from someone becoming fully qualified and moving on after progressing within the role. The role offers a salary of up to £36,000 per annum, 30 days annual leave (plus bank holiday), excellent pension, flexible/hybrid working, discount schemes and other benefits. It is an excellent opportunity for someone experienced in Accounts to join a structured environment and take on greater responsibility within the role.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Take responsibility for managing the post-award finances of a portfolio of research/trading projects, and where necessary to discuss procurement and recruitment plans in order to provide accurate forecasts.
- Produce regular financial reports on their grants, and provide support and advice
- Instigate regular reviews with PIs to discuss their projects' portfolio, highlighting issues and concerns, and offering creative solutions to any identified problems.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Funders' financial terms and conditions and ensure that they are adhere to.
- Liaise with their counterparts in other departments as well as other Institutes
- Prepare ad hoc reports as required by the Research Finance Manager.
- Monitor the generic inbox alongside the other team members and ensure that queries are responded to
- Provide input for the Overheads forecasting exercise by providing the Research Finance Manager with details
- Ensure that expenditure on all grants is correct and timesheets are correctly filled in.
- Take responsibility to produce quarterly reports and forecasts for Innovate UK grants liaising with Research Accounts and Project Managers as necessary
- Liaise with Research Accounts to ensure invoices are raised in a timely manner and in accordance with funders' procedures.
The ideal candidate for this role will have a varied background in finance, and be capable working in a fast paced environment. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as this position requires communication with a number of different external and internal stakeholders. You will have advanced Excel skills (pivots, Macros, Vlookups etc) and ideally have worked on Oracle.
If you think this role is the ideal fit for you, please do not hesitate to apply now to avoid missing out!