Assistant Accountant - Research

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

The Research Finance team is part of the Finance Directorate, servicing the University’s Research and Enterprise function in supporting the areas of research administration, commercialization of knowledge, consultancy, entrepreneurship training and knowledge transfer.

The main purpose of the role is to provide post award financial administration for a portfolio of research and enterprise projects in the University.

Responsibilities

Be business partners to budget holders in managing their project budgets. Timely collection of research income through invoicing, raising claims and funder reporting. Maintaining project files through out post award life cycle.

Person Specification

Suitable candidates should have experience in post award research administration in Higher Education.

They should have a good working knowledge of MS excel for data analysis and summarisng with good numerical and analysical skills.

Should possess good communication and business partnering skills.

Working knowledge of an accountings system such as SAP and/or Oracle, Agresso will be advantageous

Additional Information

Closing date for application: 1st June 2025 at 11:59pm

When preparing your application, you should address carefully the post details enclosed and in particular the qualities outlined in the Person Specification. Please include examples where appropriate.

The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week.

Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

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