Description

Finance Manager (LMS 2411)

Salary £46,164 - £53,418 plus London Allowance (£5,560)
1 Year fixed - term (Sabbatical Cover) | Full Time | Location: Hammersmith London
Closing Date: 28 June

Purpose of the Post

Provide dedicated finance expertise, insight and business partnering toU KRI-MRC ,working closely with stakeholders to add financial awareness to decision making, and deliver outcomes that are in line with Council and UKRI priorities.

Key Skills:

Leadership/teamwork / collaboration

• Build & maintain strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Provide insight and advice to promote and support the effective financial management of programmes
• Support effective longer-term decision-making and deliver outcomes in line with Council/UKRI priorities
• Understand the dependencies, challenges and opportunities across the different funding streams available to LMS
• Identify and realise opportunities for improvement, change and efficiency within Finance, strengthening internal controls & financial analysis and streamlining processes
• Promote a culture of teamwork, supporting Finance colleagues to deliver effectively for stakeholders
• Work with colleagues to ensure the Finance team provides relevant and accurate financial information, advice and constructive challenge
• Deputise for Head of Finance as required

Delivery / programmes / projects / process

• Support the Finance team to deliver effective financial support and partnering
• Work with direct reports to focus on 'value-add' activity
• Understand the regulations, opportunities and limits of all relevant funding streams and ensure income and expenditure is accounted for & reported accurately and appropriately
• Ensure compliance with UKRI, BEIS and HMG financial controls
• Be responsible for internal & external reporting, from monthly management accounts to UKRI corporate returns. Have oversight of grant applications and reporting, working collaboratively with Imperial College London colleagues
• Review and approve/ sign-off monthly reporting activities/ processes, including journals, expenses, requisitions and recharge calculations
• Lead on asset verification, capitalisation and reporting
• Work with senior stakeholders to prepare and maintain business plans and business cases

This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main duties and responsibilities only. The postholder will need to be flexible in developing the role in conjunction with their line manager. The postholder may be asked to carry out other delegated duties or tasks is in line with the post.

Person requirements:

Education / Qualifications / Training required (will be assessed from the application form):

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA)

Desirable:

• Degree-level education

Knowledge and experience ( will be assessed from the application form and at the interview):

Essential:

• Strong understanding of accounting and finance and demonstrable experience of delivering effective financial management & reporting
• Extensive experience of financial modelling & controls
• Demonstrable experience of month- and year-end financial processes
• Demonstrable experience of working as a valued business partner, enabling the delivery of organisational objectives through supporting others
• Experience in providing high-quality written/ oral advice, appropriate to senior level decision-makers
• Proven experience in the preparation of complex budgets, forecasts and financial plans
• Familiarity with the role of governance, risk management and assurance in project delivery

Desirable:

• Knowledge of UK Government / Research Council / University sector financial management, including grant management
• Experience with Oracle IT system
• Experience of processes involved in IT system implementations
• An understanding of FEC or TRAC costing methodology

Personal skills/behaviours/qualities ( will be assessed and at the interview):

Essential:

• Ability to quickly build relationships with senior stakeholders and influence them with impact
• Ability to become a credible partner, with confidence to challenge any level of decision-maker
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good IT skills, including excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Personal resilience and a confident approach, able to proactively engage with stakeholders to resolve issues
• Ability to respond calmly under pressure and make impartial, well-considered judgements in complex situations
• Good organisational skills: able to manage and prioritise own and others' workloads
• Able to meet deadlines, but also respond to ad hoc queries in a timely manner

Desirable:

• Ability to lead with authenticity and support a team effectively, whilst driving & embedding change

Additional Information:

Pleaseprovide your CV, names and contacts of two references along with cover letter describing why you are applying for this role. Please quote reference number LMS 2411
Please note that we offer hybrid working, currently with 2 days per week working from home. For the initial 4-6 weeks, you would be expected to be in the office full-time for an effective face-to-face handover.

The final appointment will be subject to pre-employment screening

Please note that applications may be reviewed by both LMS and Imperial staff

Closing date: 28 June

UKRI - UK Research and Innovation
UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.

More information can be found at www.ukri.org .

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI .

How we support EDI in the workforce

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit 'How we support EDI in the workforce'.

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, any candidate who opts into the scheme and best meets the essential criteria, will be shortlisted for interview. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

How to apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience' section of the application.

UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion - a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be rejected and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

As part of the pre-employment checks there is a requirement to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Screening. BPSS is a pre-condition of employment and failure to achieve it may mean that the employment offer is rescinded. UKRI reserves the right to run, or re-run, security clearance as required during the course of employment.

The Laboratory Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) is a Medical Research Council funded research institute at the Hammersmith Hospital campus (London W12) of Imperial College London, with around 400 biomedical researchers undertaking multidisciplinary and internationally-competitive science.

The MRC is a great place to work and progress your career, be it in scientific research or the support functions.The MRC is a unique working environment where our researchers are rewarded by world class innovation and collaboration opportunities that the MRC name brings. The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UKRI) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the MRC and UKRI on your CV in the future.

Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people. We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. As \"Disability Confident\" employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider whether this conflicts with your personal values or beliefs.

We will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as an essential part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI. This will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check.