Research Accountant and Operational Manager

Department: Research Development Office

Vacancy ID: 040963

Closing Date: 17-May-2026

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

The Research Development - Finance Office (RDO Finance) wishes to appoint a Research Accountant and Operational Manager, in the area of Financial Research Administration. The person will join the existing team in the financial administration of research related activities and will report to the Head of RDO Finance. The role will be based in the Research Development Office - Finance which reports to the Director of Research Development under the remit of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Salary:

Senior Administrative Officer IV (2025): €70,734–€112,314 p.a. (7 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, the 17th of May 2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University