Finance Coordinator (Fixed Term)

Do you have great IT and organisational skills? Interested in a role which is contributing to changing lives for the better? Looking for your next challenge?

We are recruiting a Finance Coordinator who can demonstrate factual & theoretical knowledge of Finance Administration. You will need relevant experience in an accounts/administrative based environment and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, to succeed in this role.

About NIHR BioResource:

Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.

NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.

Further details on the NIHR BioResource, including some of our COVID-19 research studies, can be found on our website: 

https://bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

About the job:

The Finance Co-ordinator is a member of the NIHR BioResource Business team, and works closely with business and finance colleagues to support the smooth and timely implementation of new contracts, including new supplier set-up and compliance with University Financial Regulations.

The role supports purchasing activities of the NIHR BioResource, including purchase ordering, checking & processing of expense claims to ready them for approval, as well as production and review of monthly finance reports, including reports for each NIHR BioResource team.

The NIHR BioResource holds agreements with a number of external partners: a range public and private sector organisations, including NHS organisations, external research groups and institutes, & commercial research and healthcare organisations. The role manages all aspects of the day-to-day financial arrangements relating to these agreements.

About you:

Ideally you will have:

• Experience in using standard Microsoft Office packages particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of using relevant reporting tools

What we offer:

The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, an attractive pension scheme (employer's contribution is 12.6%) and 36 days' annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.

This appointment is full-time, 36.5 hours per week; part-time to 80% will be considered. Work life balance is important, and we are open to discussion on flexible working, including hybrid working.

The post is available on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2028 in the first instance. NIHR BioResource is funded by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) on a 4-year funding cycle.

Our offices are on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus CB2 0QQ (approximately 2 miles south of the city centre).

See the Further Information link below for full details and Person Specification.

We encourage informal queries about the job or the application process - please contact:

Sophie Stock, Sophie.Stock@bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2028 in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit :

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55507.

Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online Application form.

Please include details of your referees, including email address & phone-number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is: 2nd June 2026

The interview date for the role is: To be confirmed

Please quote reference RB49681 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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