Research Grant Finance Officer

University of York - Department of Health Sciences

Placed On: 5th February 2026

Closes: 4th March 2026

Job Ref: 14775

Department

The Department of Health Sciences is a large, multi-disciplinary and multi-professional department with over 350 academics, researchers and support staff engaged in delivering research & teaching. In 24/25 the department had annual research project income of £16.4 million raised almost entirely from external competitive grant funding from a wide range of funders.

Our core aim is to improve health and healthcare through the delivery of high quality teaching and the application of challenge-led research to policy and practice. We are committed to underpinning our teaching with our internationally renowned research. The University has an institutional research strategy www.york.ac.uk/research/ to which the Department contributes by developing six strong and well-resourced research groups.

Role

The Department of Health Sciences wishes to appoint a Research Grant Finance Officer to provide pre and post award support for the Health Sciences and HYMS research grant portfolio. This includes oversight of the development and submission of funding proposals and first level funding approval on behalf of both departments. It also includes supporting and training Research Group Administrators who provide pre and post award support to the Research Groups as well as taking responsibility for more complex applications, grant re-costings, extensions, financial claims and forecasting.

In addition, the role will also cover the comprehensive post-award financial management of all funded accounts. This will include the monitoring of project budgets (e.g. forecasting and re-profiling), income receipts and transfers, standard accounting practices (e.g. journals, accruals and prepayments), compiling and submitting financial claims in line with funder eligibility requirements. Other post-award research support includes contract management, HR, staff planning, and timesheets. In this role you will work closely with the Deputy Head of Department (Research), Research Manager, and Research Group Administrators.

The role may also be involved in existing or new Global Health projects which will involve close working with UK and overseas partners to prepare financial grant claims, statements, and audits.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
• Good maths GCSE or equivalent
• Experience of working in an administrative and/or financial role in a large, complex organisation
• Excellent working knowledge of financial systems and the ability to adapt to other systems, particularly those with a financial or research grants administration basis
• Experience of ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations
• Experience of both pre & post award research grant management in a research grants office in an HEI or awarding body, or in a similar environment, where the required skills can be easily transferred
• Excellent numerical skills, showing meticulous attention to detail when dealing with finances
• Proven skills and ability for managing budgets, expenditure monitoring and forecasting, and production of detailed reports
• Ability to problem solve and liaise with finance and research partners/stakeholders internally and in organisations within and outside of the UK

This is a fixed term contract for up to 12 months and the role could be full or part-time. We would encourage anyone who is interested to contact Oliver Short, Research Manager oliver.short@york.ac.uk to discuss the post.