The Research Grants Team work closely with the University of Edinburgh research and professional service communities, partners and funders, to maximise the research academic colleagues can undertake for the funding they receive. Our expert team delivers financial management and post award administration of the University’s 3,500 research grants.

An excellent opportunity for an exceptional individual to join a close-knit, expert team as a Research Finance Manager in delivering financial management and post award administration of the University’s research grants.

You will embrace leading two teams: the European Union and International funded teams. You will lead these teams in the management of their busy and complex portfolios to ensure academic and research support colleagues can deliver their research in accordance with funder terms and conditions to enable full recovery of research expenditure. There will be opportunities to expand into other expert areas of research grants management.

Skills & Experience:

• A strong financial management and accounting background, with experience of working within a robust financial control environment (essential)
• Be a qualified accountant or actively studying towards qualification (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent)
• Have substantial experience of management staff within a complex financial administration function
• Be passionate about using finance as an enabler to support colleagues in their goals
• Be confident working in a rapidly changing and deadline driven environment, where planning, communication and organisational skills are key
• Experience of European Commission grant funding and currency projects is desirable

For more information on the role, please contact Chris Sole at Rutherford Cross: [email protected]

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.