Research Finance Officer

Location: UK Other

Salary: £26,396 to £32,348 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date: Wednesday 12 April 2023

Applications are invited for the role of Research Finance Officer in the School of Life Sciences to provide expert administrative support for the School’s portfolio of research funding activity from the application stage (pre-award) to the setting up of and monitoring of live projects (post-award). The role-holder will work alongside another Research Finance Officer and under the direction of the Research Finance Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in financial administration to join the School’s dynamic Research Development Team and contribute to the exciting Life Sciences research that takes place at the University of Nottingham. 

You should have excellent numeracy and communication skills, and the ability to extract and interpret financial data for reporting. You should work well as part of a team and also be able to prioritise your own tasks and work to tight deadlines. You should have knowledge of the research funding landscape and an understanding of research funding costing models. Previous experience working in financial administration within the higher education sector is desired but not essential. 

As a University of Nottingham employee, you will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including leading fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, along with a generous holiday allowance. 

The School of Life Sciences holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, recognising our commitment to gender equality within the higher education sector. You can read more about this initiative at

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/life-sciences/documents/athena-swan-silver-award.pdf.

The post is offered on a full time (36.25 hours per week), permanent contract. However, we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Job share arrangments may be considered. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Claire Carrothers at claire.carrothers@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.

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