Cedar are working on a fantastic opportunity for a Research Finance Administrator to join an esteemed higher education institute based in the South East on a part-time, interim basis.

Rate: £18 - 21 per hour

Working Pattern: 2-3 days in office

Location: South East England

Contract Length: 3 Months

Working Hours: 20

Responsibilities

• Liaise with faculty finance and monitor expenditure on grant funded projects.
• Ensure income expenditure and commitments are up to date on Excel trackers and Grant funded projects and send reports to Lead Researchers.
• Complete post award and financial administration on Grant funded projects.
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements and submit them to project funders.
• Utilising Asana or similar project management software to set up and update tasks and new project pages.
• Produce documents regarding the institute's research for internal and external circulation.
• Increase collaboration and engagement with industry events and other media and promote research in the department.
• Maintain a database of all research-consultancy projects and income generation for reporting to senior management.
• Foster collaborative research links with other higher education institutions, industry and government agencies and support academic and research staff.
• Attend monthly meetings with Principle Investigators.

Requirements

• Strategic and operational knowledge of international research funding landscape and related issues.
• Able to understand and analyse research proposals and offer constructive commentary.
• Proficient with Worktribe (or similar grant costing tool), MyFinance (or similar budget management tool), and Excel (advanced).
• Experience working for a higher education institute.