Research Accounting Assistant (part time, internal applicants only) (SB7599)

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work within the Post-Award Team, part of Research and Innovation Services, to provide professional accounting support across a portfolio of funded research projects.

Research & Innovation Services (RIS) is responsible for advancing the University's international reputation for research and knowledge transfer by:

RIS is the primary conduit for industry, business and other funders to access the research expertise and knowledge of the University of Bath.

The role includes post-award administration of all research grants and research-related contracts. As part of the Post-Award team, the role contributes to the financial administration of research funds within individual projects supported by a wide variety of organisations. This may include liaison with external funding bodies and project coordinators, providing advice and support to academic Principal Investigators (PIs) on project funding matters, and liaising with faculty finance and other central departments such as Finance and Human Resources.

If you are fully or part AAT qualified (or equivalent qualification) and have experience of working in a financial accounting role; or if you are looking to further develop your research accounting skills, this could be a good role to apply any experience gained in supporting research or accounting projects elsewhere.

This is a permanent position at 0.9FTE to commence as soon as possible.

If you are interested in this role and would like to find out more information please contact Richard Hocking, Head of Post Award and Project Management by email at r.j.hocking@bath.ac.uk.

We value, promote and celebrate inclusion, challenging discrimination and putting equality, diversity and belonging at the heart of everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled people, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Bronze Athena SWAN award, and we are actively working towards a Silver award. We are a family-friendly University, with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements. We’re also proud to be a disability confident employer and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

Closing Date: 26 May 2020
Type: Management, Specialist and Administration