Research Finance Officer

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

The University of Bradford is seeking a motivated, detail-orientated Research Finance Officer to provide financial information and advice to grants holders. You will provide information to project holders to enable them to utilise the available funding and will submit claims and invoices.

We are looking for a reliable, organised individual with experience in finance, strong attention to detail, and good communication skills.

What you will be doing:

Responsible for the day-to-day financial management of a large portfolio of research grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, University policies, and grant award conditions.

Preparation of financial claims to meet grant specific deadlines, the gathering of documentary evidence, including timesheets, invoices and receipts where required.

Proactively oversee projects, interrogate nominal ledger data to analyse against budget, investigate and resolve financial anomalies, process journals and transaction corrections, produce financial reports for grant holders, and respond to stakeholder enquiries in a professional, timely and confidential manner.

Qualifications and experience required:

- Level 2 qualification e.g. GCSE grades 9-4 or grades A*, A, B, C including Maths and English, or substantial relevant practical experience.
- Knowledge of and ability to interpret funder terms and conditions.
- Ability to utilise Windows-based software applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues, including academic, administrative, financial, and non-financial staff, both within and outside the University.
- Experience in working with financial systems.
- Knowledge of general ledger systems.
- High standard of numeracy and accuracy.

In return we offer:

- 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
- Family-friendly policies.
- Great campus facilities including: unique fitness centre, eye clinic, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation, counselling and mental health services, on-site nursery, and food and drink outlets.
- Generous employer contribution pension scheme.
- Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home and technology scheme, and shopping discounts.

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