Senior Research Finance Officer

UCL AI Centre; London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The UCL AI Centre is seeking a Senior Research Finance Officer to enhance support for research projects. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, extensive holiday benefits, and a commitment to inclusivity and diversity within a renowned academic institution.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Employee assistance programme

Discounted medical insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to confidently network and maintain relationships.
• Commitment to providing efficient and professional service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate research grant applications and manage project funding.
• Ensure compliance with sponsor guidelines and timely budget setup.
• Support communication of funding opportunities.

Skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Customer focus

Budget management

Job description

Ref Number B04-06136 Professional Expertise Finance Department UCL BEAMS (B04) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,374 £51,860 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment Yes Closing Date 20-Jun-2025

About Us

UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from molecular scale to complex systems.

We are recruiting a Senior Research Finance Officer to join the departmental Professional Services Team, to provide project and administrative support for the Research Group(s) in the Department. The post holder will develop and implement strategies to enhance the research community and provide high-level administrative support for research staff. We require the candidate to oversee research grant and project funding administration processes and provide consistent advice to relevant stakeholders according to UCL policies and procedures and best practices. The post will be available for 12 months in the first instance, and is available as a secondment.

About The Role

The role involves coordinating research grant applications and managing project funding, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and timely budget setup. It includes monitoring and advising on expenditure, and supporting post-award processes. The position also oversees postgraduate research (PGR) finances, including supporting costings, tracking budgets and processing payments. Additionally, the role supports research communication by disseminating funding opportunities and calls, and promoting departmental research through various media to enhance collaboration and visibility.

This is a fixed term role until 30th June 2026 in the first instance.

Salary is £43,374 - £51,860 per annum inclusive of London allowance.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About You

The successful candidate will have the ability to confidently network with others, building and maintaining internal and external stakeholder relationships. They will have a commitment to customer focus and the need to provide an efficient, professional and effective service to the many users and contacts both internally at all levels of the organisation and externally.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
  
  

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact [e-mail].

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact [e-mail].

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Senior Research Finance Officer JD 06.05.25_Claire Saunders.docx