- Team management
- Funding application management
- First-class attention to detail
- Ability to establish and maintain strong, productive working relationships, building trust and credibility with internal stakeholders at all levels. Confident and diplomatic communication.
- Ability to delegate appropriately and effectively
- Ability to organise own workload effectively, working to multiple prioritised tasks, targets and deadlines
- Ability to work flexibly, proactively and independently, showing initiative in tackling allocated tasks
- Ability to plan for changing volumes of work as well as changing business needs, anticipating the requirement for support from the business in critical periods
- Self-confident, taking ownership, and able to instill confidence in others
- Positive attitude to change
- Strong sense of responsibility, including excellent time-management, task prioritisation and organisational abilities
- Excellent computer skills. Fully conversant in MS Office with advanced Excel skills
- Highly numerate and strong analytical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of accounting systems and processes would be beneficial
Finance Manager - Twickenham, United Kingdom - NIHR
Description
About the role
To support the Finance Team with accounting and reporting for operational and award finances. The postholder will assist in a wide range of areas of finance from preparing reports and processing transactions to assisting answering queries from diverse sources and maintaining process documentation.
Candidates must have excellent attention to detail and an ambition to follow a career in finance. The role is heavily weighted toward financial planning & analysis in a project and contract context. Great communication skills and ease with business partnering is therefore highly desirable. Experience of working within a finance department and/or in a grant management environment would be an advantage.
Key responsibilities
What you will bring to the role
Behaviours and Competencies Required
Qualifications
Applications
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, with the cover letter attached in the same document, explaining what you feel you could bring to the company, outlining your suitability for the role, and quote REF762D.
How to apply
Are you interested in learning more about this exciting position with the NIHR? Please apply directly via our vacancy page.
This role is with NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC) and is hosted by LGC.