Finance Officer

The University of Edinburgh; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading university as a Finance Officer within the Centre for Cardiovascular Science. This full-time role supports a significant research programme, requiring expertise in financial management and budget preparation while offering flexibility for hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role within the Higher Education sector.
• Ability to prepare monthly budget reports.
• Experience in managing research grants post-award.

Responsibilities

• Support a £10M research programme in finance management.
• Provide CVS-wide finance support.
• Prepare and report on monthly budgets.

Skills

Budget Management

Financial Reporting

Excel

Initiative

Prioritization

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CMVM / Deanery of Clinical Sciences / Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences

Fixed-Term to 31 August 2027

Full-time, 35 hours per week

The Centre for Cardiovascular Science (CVS) is looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join the busy CVS Finance Team, providing support to a £10M research programme for the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention whilst also providing CVS-wide finance support.

The Opportunity:

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is £34,132 to £39,355 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience in a finance role within the Higher Education sector with sound understanding and experience of research grants post award financial management.
• Experience preparing monthly budget reports
• Ability to work independently, to use initiative and prioritise own workload
• Excellent IT skills, specifically Excel.

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