Finance Manager

NETSCC

Location:  

Southampton Science Park, Chilworth

Salary:  

£34,980 to £42,978
Per annum

Full Time Permanent

Closing Date:  

Thursday 18 January 2024

Interview Date:  

To be confirmed

Reference:  

2552823VB

Interview dates: 13th and 15th February 2024

While the role is full-time, we value flexibility and may accommodate part-time arrangements up to 28 hours.

Are you a qualified accountant seeking a new and impactful challenge? Do you aspire to contribute to an organisation that drives real change? Then look no further…..

Join us as a Finance Manager and play a pivotal role in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Coordinating Centre. Your contribution will be instrumental in ensuring the continued success of NIHR’s vital work both now and in the future!

Who are we? 

The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies and services. This role is based in our Southampton centre which is hosted by the School of Healthcare, Enterprise and Innovation (HEI). 

What will you be doing? 

This is a varied role and you will collaborate closely with other finance colleagues to deliver and efficient and high-quality finance services. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Senior Finance managers to produce monthly management accounts
• Assist in the setting of annual and quarterly budgets
• Contribute to implementing and maintaining a system for managing staff costs
• Use your specialist knowledge to provide advice and guidance to colleagues. 

Who are we looking for? 

You will be a qualified accountant or a finalist with a track record of passing exams. You’ll excel in working with stakeholders at all levels and be able to effectively convey financial information to a varied audience. Some key skills we are looking for include: 

• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload to meet these
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Confidence in giving advice relating to financial matters and procedures, with the ability to translate this for a non-technical audience. 
• Pro-active approach to work, with a desire to improve processes and able to use your own initiative to problem solve. 
• Able to work well as part of a team 

What can we offer you?

Your dedication deserves recognition. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, encompassing generous annual leave, family-friendly policies, a robust pension plan, and more- the full details can be found here !

But we also know our staff are at the heart of what we do so we make sure we look after you! Staff wellbeing is a key priority for us and this is reflected in our recent award as Top Medium Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing awards , achieving Gold for the fourth year in a row! 

We understand that the nature of work has evolved. Our hybrid working approach helps you with that work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams so our expectation is you spend around 20% of your time in the office, although this may flex in line with business need. 

To learn more about working in our teams visit our Join NIHR CC website , check out the video below or contact Adam Spake on [email protected]

Further details:

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or [email protected] quoting the job number.