Grants Accountant

Reed; Filton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary reviews

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution up to 12.5%

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing and employee support

Job summary

Reed Finance are pleased to be supporting a leading innovation and technology organisation in the recruitment of a Grants Accountant to join their finance team.

This role works closely with finance, project and operational teams to manage grant-funded activity, ensuring compliance, accuracy and timely reporting. You will support audits and provide clear, data-driven insight to budget holders.

Qualifications

• Experience in a grant-funded/project-based environment.
• Experience with large datasets and producing accurate financial information.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance activities or working with external auditors.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end grant claim process, ensuring submissions are accurate, compliant and submitted on time
• Prepare grant calculations, reporting and reconciliations for funded projects
• Work closely with project teams, PMO and finance colleagues to improve grant management processes and reporting accuracy
• Act as a key contact for external auditors, providing supporting information and responding to queries
• Produce grant rate calculations, including labour, equipment and overhead rates, in line with funder requirements
• Monitor grant expenditure and provide regular reporting to budget holders
• Complete monthly reconciliations between grant claims and the general ledger
• Support wider finance activities, including statutory audit requirements and ad hoc reporting

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Audits support

Job description

Reed Finance are pleased to be supporting a leading innovation and technology organisation in the recruitment of a Grants Accountant to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation at the forefront of research, engineering and advanced manufacturing.

Working closely with finance, project and operational teams, you will play a key role in managing grant-funded activity, ensuring compliance, accuracy and timely reporting.

The successful candidate will be a detail-focused finance professional with strong analytical skills and experience supporting audit and compliance processes.

What's on Offer:

• Annual salary reviews
• Private medical insurance
• Up to 12.5% employer pension contribution
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Strong wellbeing and employee support programmes
• The opportunity to join a growing, innovative organisation delivering projects with real-world impact

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end grant claim process, ensuring submissions are accurate, compliant and submitted on time
• Prepare grant calculations, reporting and reconciliations for funded projects
• Work closely with project teams, PMO and finance colleagues to improve grant management processes and reporting accuracy
• Act as a key contact for external auditors, providing supporting information and responding to queries
• Produce grant rate calculations, including labour, equipment and overhead rates, in line with funder requirements
• Monitor grant expenditure and provide regular reporting to budget holders
• Complete monthly reconciliations between grant claims and the general ledger
• Support wider finance activities, including statutory audit requirements and ad hoc reporting

Candidate Requirements:

• Experience within a project-based or grant-funded environment
• Experience working with large datasets and producing accurate financial information
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Previous experience supporting audits, compliance activities or working with external auditors
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across departments
• Well organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities within tight deadlines