Finance Administrator (Procurement and Research) 0.6 FTE

UCL; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job description

About us

The UCL Cancer Institute is the hub for cancer research at University College London, one of the World's leading universities. The Institute draws together over 400 talented scientists who are working together to translate research discoveries into developing kinder, more effective therapies for cancer patients. In particular, it fosters links between basic cancer researchers across Biomedicine and with the clinical activities of our four partner hospital trusts, known as UCL Partners (University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), as well as the London School of Pharmacy and Cancer Research UK. The Institute has greater clinical links than any comparable centre in the UK, creating a unique opportunity for significant impact on the delivery of clinical service to cancer patients.

The Cancer Institute includes the Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre which is one of the largest cancer trials centres in the UK conducting multi-centre national and international phase III trials, feasibility studies and early phase I and II studies. Further Information about the UCL Cancer Institute can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cancer/

About the role

The Cancer Institute Finance Administrator works as an active member of the Institute Finance Team and the wider Cancer Institute Professional Services Team to provide an effective and pro-active service to Cancer Institute staff in accordance with strategic priorities and the University’s regulations, policies and procedures. The post-holder will primarily work to support activity in the Institute’s “non-core” accounts, including discretionary, trading and consultancy activity. They will be the primary point of contact for non-core budget holders, providing support in managing their accounts, explaining and ensuring implementation of UCL finance policies as appropriate. They will also provide cover for the Finance Office (Procurement & Research) as required and approve purchase orders for all activities. The post-holder will have a working knowledge of income/expenditure accounts and be able to produce summaries of activities suitable for a non-finance audience.

Applications should include a CV and a Cover Letter: In the Cover Letter please evidence the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification part of the Job Description. (By including a Cover Letter, you can leave blank the 'Why you have applied for this role' field in the application form, which is limited in the number of characters it will allow.)

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PART TIME POST (3 Days a week) and is an in-person post, fixed term for 12 months.

About you

To be successful in the role, you must have education to A-level or equivalent experience, good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and strong IT skills, including good knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office software.

Evidence of on-going professional development, experience of working in finance/budgetary management with an accounting system (e.g. Oracle) and strong numeracy, analysis and problem-solving skills are all essential.

Experience of working within the Higher Education Sector and experience working in a large and complex organisation are desirable but not essential.

What we offer

For rewards and benefits at UCL please visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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