Research Finance Administrator

Eurobioimaging; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Competitive pension contributions

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

The Research Services Directorate at the University of Exeter is seeking a Research Finance Administrator on a full-time fixed-term basis to cover maternity.

Based at Streatham Campus with hybrid working, this role supports budget monitoring, live grant stewardship, and financial reporting to sponsors.

The post requires collaboration across faculties and campuses, with training and commitment to accuracy in grant administration.

Qualifications

• Experience with budget monitoring and financial stewardship for live grants.
• Ability to provide live grant information to support grant holders.
• Experience with financial reporting to sponsors and external bodies.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and quality assurance for all Research Finance activities.
• Monitor budgets and ensure financial stewardship for live grants.
• Provide live grant information to support grant holders.
• Prepare financial reporting to sponsors and external bodies.
• Manage grant administration.

Skills

Budget monitoring

Financial stewardship

Grant administration

Financial reporting

Job description

About The Role

Research Finance Administrator

Thisfull-timepost is availablefrom 28 September 2026 on a fixed term basis to cover a maternity until 27 September 2027.

Applications for secondments will be considered subject to agreement from your current line manager.

The starting salary will be from £30,878 on Grade D, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. This role has an expectation to work on the Streatham Campus on Tuesdays as a minimum. Other days may be required initially for training.

Summary of the role

The Research Services Directorate is a key enabler to the delivery of the University's Research and Impact Strategy and meeting research income targets.You will be based within the PS Connect Research Finance pillar, in the faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS), situated at our Streatham campus.

You will provide support and quality assurance for all Research Finance activities including budget monitoring; financial stewardship for live grants; provision of live grant information to support grant holders; financial reporting to sponsors and other external bodies and grant administration.

Research Finance staff are based at our Streatham and St Luke's Campuses, support activity in all Faculties and work closely with colleagues based in Cornwall.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Further Information

Please contact Mandy Bedford [e-mail]

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Why our colleagues love working here

• Flexible working opportunities and leading parental leave initiatives
• Generous annual leave (39-41 days including bank holidays)
• Competitive pension contributions
• A genuine dedication to supporting the health and wellbeing of all colleagues - see initiatives here
• Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK. Further details can be found on the Home Office website - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.