Finance Officer

UCL AI Centre; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking a Finance Officer to support research projects within the UCL AI Centre. This role involves managing proposals, following financial procedures, and collaborating with the Finance Team, contributing significantly to research funding processes. Ideal candidates will have A Level education and a keen interest in higher education financial administration.

Qualifications

• Educated to A Level or equivalent, or relevant skills in higher education administration.
• Knowledge of financial processes is desirable but training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support the department's research projects and manage research proposal processes.
• Follow financial monitoring procedures and reporting tasks for grant projects.

Skills

Excel

Knowledge of financial processes

Education

A Level or equivalent

Job description

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Ref Number B04-06176 Professional Expertise Finance Department UCL BEAMS (B04) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £35,930-£41,255 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment Yes Closing Date 25-Jun-2025

About Us

UCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, we develop and apply core competencies to produce world-class research into a wider range of engineering challenges than most would imagine.

About The Role

This position will play a key role in providing support for the department’s externally and internally funded research projects. The role will involve helping to manage the research proposal process and any associated research contract requests. The post will also involve following financial monitoring procedures, reporting and other grant project related tasks, as requested by Principal Investigators, and will be expected to work closely with the Mecheng Finance Team.

About You

You will be educated to A Level or equivalent, or having acquired relevant skills inthe higher education administrative settings. Knowledge of financial processes and regulations associated with general financial administration is desirable but not essential as training will be provided during the secondment. You will also have an interest about research funding processes and regulations within a higher education/research environment and excellent knowledge of Excel, including the ability to understand and use numerical formulae. Your application form should come as a statement expressing your interest in the role and highlighting how your previous experience and interests address the job description and how this secondment would benefit your career progression/development.

What we offer

This post is open to UCL internal staff only as a secondment starting as soon as possible and until the 5th January 2026. For information about our rewards and benefits please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.

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• download: JD - Finance Officer.pdf

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Higher Education

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