Project Finance Officer

We’re supporting a London based university to recruit a Project Finance Officer to join their team. The post holder will become part of a team that supports academics in managing the financial aspects of their research grants, focussing on all post-award activities.

Job duties:

• Provide financial and management information to project leaders
• Prepare claims for grants  and manage invoicing for contract research and teaching projects
• Regularly review project activities to ensure accurate expenditure tracking and prevent overspending
• Meet with project leads to give financial support ensuring budgets are clearly explained and understood
• Assist with large or complex grants, offering guidance on budgets, compliance, and common start-up challenges
• Facilitate a seamless transition from pre-award to post-award management
• Run, export, and format Tableau reports to support decision-making

Candidate profile:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability explain accounting issues to non-financial staff
• Confident navigating Microsoft Excel (ability to perform Pivot tables and subtotalling)
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with internal and external colleagues, at all levels

Job information:

• Salary: £35,000 (salaries above may be considered dependent on experience)
• Contract: until 31st July 2025 – with the potential to further extend
• Full-time, but part-time working arrangements would be considered
• Hybrid working: 2 days on site, 3 days working from home

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.