Requisition ID: 26072
Location:
Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 23 Aug 2023
Salary: £25,742 to £26,444 with progression to £27,979 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 06 September 2023
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Contract Financial Management Team based within Newcastle University’s Finance Hub. The Hub is a large team of skilled and experienced colleagues who manage the financial business activities of the University. We provide a professional and proactive service to our students, colleagues and stakeholders. We are committed to supporting the personal and professional development of our team.
The purpose of this post is to support the provision of post award financial management of research and non-research projects across the University ensuring that income due is received in a timely manner to maximise cash flow management.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Rachel Hunter via email on Rachel.Hunter@newcastle.ac.uk.
To apply, please complete an online application and upload a CV and a cover letter. Please complete any application questions as directed. Your cover letter is a supporting statement and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role and evidence this with examples.
Key Accountabilities
• Create research projects in the SAP financial management system in order to facilitate the most effective structure to ensure appropriate controls are embedded
• Be responsible for the preparation and timely submission of starting certificates to ensure grants start within the required timescales so as to avoid financial penalties
• Produce research invoices/financial statements to specific deadlines and with regard to funder regulations and University policies
• Prepare audit files to ensure funder, University and statutory regulations are fulfilled
• Provide comprehensive budgetary information and advice to researchers on the financial aspects of their funding to enable them to discharge their financial responsibilities
• Review and correct research project financial data in order to ensure funder conditions are met and to advise on the maximisation of cost recovery within the appropriate regulations
• Maintain and update data on the SAP financial management system relating to research projects (e.g. structure, budget, and timescale)
• Calculate and check salary award increases and update the salary budgets in projects. Applying to funders for extension in funds where applicable or advising researchers to do so
• Ensure the timely closure of completed research projects in SAP and the completion of final reconciliations
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• High degree of literacy, numeracy and IT skills and experience and have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in the reconciliation of financial ledgers
• Experience of working effectively in a large and complex organisation to enable successful collaboration between the Finance, Faculty, School and other University roles is desirable along with experience of SAP financial systems
• It is desirable that you would have recent relevant experience of the set up and financial management of projects, and Research Funder financial knowledge
Attributes and Behaviour
• Embraces change, reviewing and revising plans to meet with changing circumstances, changing ways and policies in light of new information
• Communicates effectively, using appropriate tools and methods tailoring content of communication to the audience, changing style, tone and format appropriately
• Plans workload and tasks in a systematic way, ensuring all activities are completed on time using systems and tools to ensure records and audit trails are clear and up to date
• Works collaboratively with others, plays a positive role in teams and establishes and builds good working relationships
• Delivers a high quality service to both colleagues and customers, demonstrating attention to detail and a positive attitude
Qualifications
• Education to at least A level standard (minimum 3 x grades A-C) or equivalent standard by experience
• It is desirable that you are AAT qualified (Association of Accounting Technicians) or equivalent
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 26072