Company Description
With a total budget of approximately £600 million a year, LGC’s Grant Management Group (GMG) are experts in managing research funding and we’re looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our team.
GMG provides Central Commissioning Facilities (CCF) for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), managing a number of major health research programmes and infrastructure investments for NIHR and DHSC (Department of Health and Social Care).
The NIHR is funded through DHSC to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. It is a large, multi-faceted and nationally distributed organisation. Together, NIHR people, facilities and systems represent the most integrated clinical research system in the world, driving research from bench to bedside for the benefit of patients and the economy.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse, high-performing, collaborative and supportive team.
Job Description
To support the Finance Team with accounting and reporting for GMG operational finances and DHSC award finances. The post holder will assist in a wide range of areas of finance from preparing reports and processing transactions to assisting answering queries from diverse sources and maintaining process documentation.
Candidates must have excellent attention to detail and an ambition to follow a career in finance. The role is heavily weighted toward financial planning & analysis in a project and contract context. Great communication skills and ease with business partnering is therefore highly desirable. Experience of working within a finance department and/or in a grant management environment would be an advantage.
Key accountabilities:
- Assessing funding applications against pre-defined eligibility criteria and supporting finance contract negotiations
- Analysing financial data to create timetabled and ad-hoc reports
- Finance contract monitoring, including payment profiling, maintaining schedules in a timely manner, and resolution of data quality issues
- Timely and reliable response to queries from programme staff, contractors, customers and other stakeholders on financial aspects of applications and funded research
- Effective business partnering to obtain relevant information for forecasting purposes
- Assisting research funding and committee expense payment processes as required
- Maintenance of Excel-based tools, relevant accounting schedules and systems
- Opportunities to support a varied range of internal finance processes, projects and continuous improvement activities
- Ad-hoc support to finance management and any other reasonable tasks required by line management
Qualifications
Behaviours and Competencies Required
- First-class attention to detail
- Ability to establish and maintain strong, productive working relationships, building trust and credibility with internal stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to organise own workload effectively, working to multiple prioritised tasks, targets and deadlines
- Ability to work flexibly, proactively and independently, showing initiative in tackling allocated tasks
- Ability to plan for changing volumes of work as well as changing business needs, anticipating the requirement for support from the business in critical periods
- Self-confident, taking ownership, and able to instill confidence in others
- Positive attitude to change
- Strong sense of responsibility, including excellent time-management, task prioritisation and organisational abilities
Required Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills
- Excellent computer skills: fully conversant in MS Office (Excel in particular)
- Highly numerate and strong analytical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of accounting systems and processes would be beneficial
Additional Information
Why work for us
Join our team and you’ll be working with an exceptional organisation who manage high quality health and care research for the benefit of patients and the public. NIHR is one of the UK’s largest funders of health and care research.
Salary & Benefits
- £31,100 - £32,800 per annum
- Bonus - subject to company performance
- 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Benenden Healthcare
- Season Ticket Loan
- Laptop, IT equipment and remote IT support
NB: This is an office-based, hybrid role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices a minimum of 3 days days per week, and may increase, subject to team requirements.
This is a Permanent Full Time Position
To Apply
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and highlighting your experience against the required criteria.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
