Interim Grant Finance Assistant

Page Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Page Personnel is seeking an Interim Grant Finance Assistant to manage financial administration of funded projects from setup to closure in a Not For Profit environment in London. You will maintain project data in the finance system, post journals, reconcile accounts, raise invoices, and support funding claims in line with grant requirements.

The successful candidate will have at least two years of post-award grant/finance experience, familiarity with Not For Profit and charities, knowledge of

Qualifications

• Experience in post-award grant/finance environments.
• Experience in Not For Profit and Charities.
• Experience producing financial reports and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with research grants, charitable funding, or public sector funding streams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial administration of funded projects from set-up through to closure.
• Maintain project information within the finance system and ensure data accuracy.
• Prepare and post journals, adjustments, and overhead allocations where required.
• Reconcile project accounts and investigate any variances or discrepancies.
• Raise invoices and support funding claims in line with grant requirements.
• Prepare financial reports for funders and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project expenditure against budgets and forecast future activity.
• Provide advice and guidance on project finances and funding regulations.
• Support process improvements, system developments, and ad hoc finance projects.
• Work collaboratively across teams to resolve complex financial queries and issues.

Skills

Grant finance experience

Project accounting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

Tools

Agresso/Unit4

Job description

The organisation operates in the Not For Profit sector in London.

Job Description

• Manage the financial administration of funded projects from set-up through to closure.
• Maintain project information within the finance system and ensure data accuracy.
• Prepare and post journals, adjustments, and overhead allocations where required.
• Reconcile project accounts and investigate any variances or discrepancies.
• Raise invoices and support funding claims in line with grant requirements.
• Prepare financial reports for funders and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project expenditure against budgets and forecast future activity.
• Provide advice and guidance on project finances and funding regulations.
• Support process improvements, system developments, and ad hoc finance projects.
• Work collaboratively across teams to resolve complex financial queries and issues.

The Successful Applicant

A successful 'Interim Grant Finance Assistant' should have:

• At least two years' experience in a post-award research finance or grant finance environment.
• Previous experience in Not For Profit and Charities
• Experience using integrated finance systems (Agresso/Unit4 experience desirable).
• Strong understanding of project accounting and grant management.
• Experience producing financial reports and reconciliations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience working with research grants, charitable funding, or public sector funding streams.
• Knowledge of European Commission (EC) grants or other externally funded programmes.
• Experience supporting finance system implementations or data migration projects.

What's on Offer

• Temporary contract.
• Based in South West London.

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