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Research Finance Officer

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

The Role

This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract position.

Do you have great communication skills and experience of working in a Finance office?

We are looking for a Research Finance Officer to assist with our Research Grants, supporting the Research Finance Manager with month-end reporting, expenses reviews and other day-to-day activity. As well as resolving queries relating to internal research budgets, you will advise colleagues on guidelines and policies while maintaining a schedule of research grants.

Main Responsibilities

  • Review expenses and assist with administration where required
  • Advise colleagues on guidelines and School financial policies
  • Resolve queries from colleagues regarding internal research funds
  • Support the Research Finance Manager with reporting as necessary

Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience of working in a Finance Office
  • May be working towards relevant professional qualification.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to break down technical issues and explain them in layman’s terms.
  • Good Microsoft Excel skills
  • Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Positive experience of working within a customer-services orientated environment.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

What you can expect from us

Benefits You Can Enjoy

You will enjoy generous annual leave, automatic enrolment to one of the largest pension schemes in our sector and a free on-site gym and swimming pool. There is also an amazing range of professional development opportunities to support your career path.

We’re implementing Smart (hybrid) Working so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in this role.


Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

 

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key pillar of our School priorities, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

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