Finance Projects Manager

We are delighted to be partnering with our client on this fantastic opportunity for a Finance Projects Manager to join their team in a busy and fast-paced role. You will act as a financial business partner, working with a diverse range of stakeholders, to effectively manage funding and ensuring compliance for around 800 active projects.

Finance Projects Manager Responsibilities

This position will involve, but will not be limited to:

• Act as a trusted financial partner, offering expert advice and proactive support across the project lifecycle, from award setup to closure, including forecasting, reporting, compliance, and issue resolution.
• Lead on financial monitoring and reporting across a portfolio of research projects, identifying risks, ensuring funder compliance, promoting best practice, and driving continuous improvement in forecasting and reporting processes.
• Deputise for the Research Finance Manager, contributing to strategic planning, team leadership, training and mentoring of junior colleagues.
• Oversee the grant audit process, managing approximately 25 audits annually, ensuring timely submissions, liaising with auditors, and ensuring compliance and accuracy in all financial reporting.
• Coordinate project close-out processes, ensuring appropriate expenditure, timely reporting, and effective utilisation of budgets while maintaining strong stakeholder communication and delivering strategic insights to senior leadership.

Finance Projects Manager Rewards

Our client offers an attractive range of competitive benefits to all staff for both work and personal life including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

The Company

Our client is a well renowned and prestigious institute.

Finance Projects Manager Experience Essentials

• Hold a recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA) or possess equivalent experience in a finance role.
• Demonstrable experience in financial management within a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial analysis and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and a solid understanding of financial systems.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the UK research grant funding landscape and post-award processes is desirable.

Finance Projects Manager Location

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Central Oxford. Hybrid working is available with 3 days per week required in the office. However, you will be expected in more during the initial training period. There is no parking on site however it has easy public transport access.

Action

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