Finance Coordinator (Fixed Term)
The Cross School Initiatives Hub provides a range a professional services support to key academic programmes within the University's Academic Division.
The Role
Reporting to the Cross School Initiatives Hub Manager, the Finance Coordinator will provide support services to the Cross School Initiatives supported by the Hub. The role-holder will be the first point of contact and be responsible for the smooth running of financial and grants related matters within the Hub. Working closely with Hub Finance Manager for finance and grants-related functions both in terms of transaction processing and for providing management information to support strategic decision-making. The role holder will provide support for each Initiatives and academics with grant applications, expenditure forecasting, and will be responsible for handling all research grant queries and problems.
Benefits of working at Cambridge University include
Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases
Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays)
Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare)
An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution
Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.
The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting our staff to thrive both professionally and personally. We aim to support a good work/life balance, whilst retaining the positive aspects of our unique in-person environment and culture. Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. The frequency of the remote elements of the role can be discussed with the recruiting manager.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.
We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working (minimum 80% FTE) or other flexible working arrangements.
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Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Yanying Chen, Cross School Initiatives Hub Manager, email: Yanying.Chen@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Karin Kuchta, HR Coordinator, email: csihhr@admin.cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference AK43605 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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