Research Finance Coordinator (Part Time)

Are you a highly organised and detail focused Administrator/ Coordinator looking to join a collaborative research support team? This is an excellent opportunity for a finance savvy administrator who enjoys working with data, supporting key stakeholders, and ensuring the smooth financial management of externally funded research projects.

About the role:

In this pivotal post-award role, you'll support the Senior Grants Facilitator in managing and monitoring the School's portfolio of 20–25 active research grants, spanning UKRI, Research England, charities, EU funds and industry partners.

You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with funder and University regulations by overseeing financial transactions, reconciling expenditure, tracking timesheets, preparing financial reports for funders, and maintaining accurate internal records. You'll provide timely information to Principal Investigators (PIs), support grant forecasting, advise on spending plans, and ensure milestones are met to avoid financial penalties or audit risks.

The role also involves liaising closely with colleagues from Finance and HR teams, as well as the University's Research Operations Office, to maintain accurate staffing, payroll, and financial data across all live awards.

About you:

This role will suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively with a wide spectrum of people, solving problems, working within clear regulatory frameworks, and maintaining high standards of accuracy in financial processes.

You will have:

• Proven financial administrative experience, ideally within higher education or research administration.
• Excellent organisational skills and a strong eye for detail.
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to explain financial requirements to non-specialists.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• An understanding of research funding administration is desirable but not essential.

Why work for Cambridge Judge Business School?

We are the business school of the University of Cambridge, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who leave a mark on the world. Cambridge Judge Business School leverages the power of academia for real-world impact to transform individuals, organisations and society. Since 1990, we have forged a reputation as a centre of rigorous thinking and high-impact, transformative education, situated within one of the world's most prestigious research universities, and in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, the most successful technology entrepreneurship cluster in Europe.

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people who join us and make a difference. We are an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We're committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We're proud of our diversity work, and we are signing up to diversity standards to reflect our ethos.

Benefits of working for Cambridge Judge Business School:

You'll receive excellent benefits at Cambridge Judge Business School, including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Defined benefits pension schemes
• Flexible working options
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health and mental wellbeing
• Discounts on shopping
• Rental deposit scheme
• Public transport season ticket loans
• Tax-efficient bicycle and charity-giving schemes

We also invest heavily in learning to help our people become the best at what they do.

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To view more details about the role and person specification, please click the Further Particulars link.

Closing Date: 28th April 2026

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact: hrsupport@jbs.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference NS49244 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows – we expect most colleagues to spend at least 50% of their time at their dedicated office location. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.

Key information

Department/location

Judge Business School

Salary

£31,236-£35,608 pro rata

Reference

NS49244

Category

Assistant staff

Date published

14 April 2026

Closing date

28 April 2026