Research Finance Officer

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Finance & Procurement

Location: London Salary: £39,984 to £45,728 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of London Weighting), Grade 5 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 28th January 2026

Closes: 13th February 2026

Job Ref: CEN-FIPO-2026-01

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities.

LSHTM is a research-intensive institution with a large portfolio of circa £180m grant spend per year and around £500m in applications. The Research Finance Team aims to deliver LSHTM’s mission to improve health worldwide through provision of an efficient and effective post-award service that ensures the good governance and management of risk in an extensive and complex research portfolio, while working in partnership with project teams, providing highly valued expertise and a focus on finding solutions in pursuit of shared goals.

The Research Finance Officer is responsible for the financial management of a portfolio of complex research and consultancy projects working closely with academics and project administrators in the faculties. This is a busy and varied role that requires the post holder to: prepare financial reports for funders, monitor income from funders, raise supplier invoices, approve high-value financial transactions, provide guidance on funder terms and conditions, and provide an efficient service to academic and professional services staff in the faculties.

You must be educated to a higher education to degree level or equivalent, or equivalent relevant experience. The post-holder must be confident with prioritization and independent working but also able to work as part the team and flexibly when required. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent. Please note that LSHTM anticipates that the successful post holder will work from the office two days a week minimum.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £39,984 - £45,728 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.