Assistant Finance and Contracts Manager - Chilworth, United Kingdom - University Of Southampton

University Of Southampton
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Are you looking for a challenge where you can use your skills to make a real difference? Do you want to work for an organisation improving the health and care of the nation? Then we have a fantastic opportunity for you


We are now recruiting for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join us here at the School of Healthcare, Enterprise and Innovation.

The School manages a number of contracts, the largest of which is the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinatingCentre (NETSCC) contract which this role will help to support.


Who is NETSCC?


We are one of the co-ordinating centre's for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) and we fund a variety of commissioned, researcher-led and themed call research in health, social care, public health and Global Health.

We manage the identifying,prioritising, funding, delivery, publication and dissemination of high quality research and lead other NIHR initiatives to meet the needs of the public, patients and the NHS.

As well as our research management teams, we also have our support functions suchas Finance and Contracts, IT, Communications, people and business services that all contribute to the important work NETSCC funds.

All of our teams work together and use their expertise to help deliver the NIHR goal "to improve the health and wealth of thenation through research.

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What will you be doing?


Working within the Finance and Contracts team you will be supporting the Finance Managers with the financial and contractual administration of programmes within NETSCC.

Some of the key tasks of the role are:

Review and approve contracts and contract variation documentation
Reviewing projects financial reconciliation statements
Releasing, monitoring and reprofiling project payments


Who are we looking for?


Our work is underpinned by our School Values of Collaboration, Delivery, Excellence and Knowledge and we are looking for someone who shares these values.

Some of the key skills/attributes that will help you be successful in this role are:

Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload
Be analytical and self-motivated
Able to work independently and problem solve as well as contributing to the wider team
Good communication skills both verbal and written
Comfortable with working with numbers
Proficient in the use of Microsoft office especially Excel


How do we look after you?


We know that we can't deliver our work without our people so our staff wellbeing is so important to us.

This commitment is reflected in having been awarded Gold for the third year in a row in MIND's Workplace Wellbeing Index and coming 3rd out of 119 organisations

As an employee of the University you will enjoy all the benefits that come with this including:
Generous Holiday allowance
Excellent Family Friendly policies
Excellent career development and training opportunities
Generous Pension Scheme
Friendly and pleasant working environment

Salary Sacrifice benefits including:
AXA Private Healthcare, BUPA Dental Plan, Cycle scheme


Whilst this role is office based we offer hybrid working, allowing some time to be worked from home and some from our Chilworth offices.

*Please note, when in post your job title will be Assistant Finance Manager.

Closing Date:
Monday 16 January 2023

Interview Date:
To be confirmed
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