Assistant Finance & Projects Manager - R&D

Job summary

The Role of the R&D Finance Team is to provide financial advice to support the Research and Development work within the Trust and to assist with the administration of R&D projects.

The Team will provide financial costing and monitoring of R&D projects undertaken within the Trust and ensure funding is properly collected and recorded.

The R&D Finance Team forms part of the NHS Trust's Management Accounts section and is based in the Joint Research Office working closely with St. George's University of London's Research Funding Team.

The Management Accounts section aims to deliver Financial Budgetary Reporting and Financial Advice on budgetary control, Cost Reduction and other finance-related issues to the Trust as a whole and on its constituent service areas. Part of this process involves the annual setting of servicebudgets for the Trust and the delivery of regular financial reporting on the performance of these budgets to key managers and budget holders.

Please note there will be an Excel Test prior to interview after which point the main interview will commence and you will be able to explain your methodology and reasoning for the results of the test.

Main duties of the job

1. To deputise and assist the R&D Finance Manager in R&D financial work undertaken within the Trust.2. To provide pro-active post-award administration and management of a portfolio of research grants and clinical studies3. To assist production of regular grant reporting and analysis to all levels of management and research leads.4. To provide financial advice and guidance to Managers, Research Clinicians and Administrators within the Trust.5. To assist in production of all external R&D reporting requirements.

About us

We are one of the country's largest and busiest acute NHS Trusts, serving a diverse population of more than 3.5 million people across south London and beyond.

Our main hospital site in Tooting and other healthcare locations provide a modern, dynamic, caring environment for excellent clinical care, education and research.

We employ around 10,000 dedicated staff across more than 40 different services and specialties. Every day, more than 2,000 patients attend our sites, mainly for outpatient appointments, elective surgery, and in our Emergency Department, made famous as the home of '24 Hours in A&E'.

The post-holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.

We are a friendly team who work by a flexible working regime of 2 days minimum per week in the office setting, one of which must be on a Thursday along with the rest of the Funding team. Please ensure this is commutable and possible before applying.