Innovation Finance & Compliance Lead (Public Funds)

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare facilities

Flexible working options

Job summary

The University of Warwick is seeking a Research Finance Compliance Manager to support governance, compliance and assurance for the West Midlands Creative Tech Innovation Scale-Up Lab (WM CISL). You will work with Finance, procurement, legal and delivery colleagues to ensure funding is applied in alignment with funder requirements and public funds stewardship.

With a focus on business-facing funding programmes, you will design practical processes for timely funding decisions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience in UKRI/EU funder terms and conditions.
• Experience in audit, assurance or compliance functions.
• Ability to interpret regulations pragmatically and develop proportionate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Establish governance, compliance and assurance arrangements for WM CISL.
• Ensure funding is deployed efficiently, transparently and in line with funder requirements.
• Design practical processes to support timely funding decisions with clear evidence trails.

Skills

Audit & assurance

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder comms

Policy development

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

The University of Warwick is seeking a Research Finance Compliance Manager to support governance, compliance and assurance for the West Midlands Creative Tech Innovation Scale-Up Lab (WM CISL). You will work with Finance, procurement, legal and delivery colleagues to ensure funding is applied in alignment with funder requirements and public funds stewardship.

With a focus on business-facing funding programmes, you will design practical processes for timely funding decisions while maintaining