Research Overseas Finance Administrator (CSFIN1097)

Are you customer focussed and excited about delivering an outstanding service to customers? Do you have experience of providing research finance administrative support in addition to exceptional organisational skills? Do you want to join a team supporting academics and clinicians with research grant management?

As a highly motivated, proactive individual you will be responsible for providing research grant management support to the Academics and Research Manager within the Faculty of Medicine & Health (FMH) with a focus on post award grants management and due diligence process involving overseas partners.

The team deals with a large volume of research grant applications and awards. You will work closely with the  academics and senior finance administrators/ research managers to assist with costings to obtain funding for research activity involving overseas partners within the Faculty. In particular you will be the Faculty contact and source of knowledge on all matters relating to costing of projects, liaising with funders and day to day grant management and operational matters. 

You will need to show a high level of attention to detail and have the ability to organise, prioritise and work to tight deadlines. You will have a high level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and to be able to work on your own using your initiative, flexibly, proactively in a busy environment. We also require good problem solving skills to work through complex issues.

This vacancy is within the Finance Service but it based in the Faculty of Medicine & Health. However, should the business need arise, and after full consultation with you, you may be deployed elsewhere within Finance.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Lynn Bulmer, Faculty Research Manager

Tel: +44 (0)113 3437832

Email: l.bulmer@leeds.ac.uk 

Please note: If you are not a British or Irish citizen, from 1 January 2021 you will require permission to work in the UK. This will normally be in the form of a visa but, if you are an EEA/Swiss citizen and resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, this may be your passport or status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Due to the current Government Coronavirus lockdown and social distancing measures, the interviews for this role are likely to be conducted remotely using Microsoft Teams or Zoom.  It is also expected that relevant work within these roles may be done remotely, within the UK, while these restrictions remain in place.

Closing Date: 17 Jan 2021
Category: Administrative and Clerical Support