University of Bradford School of Computing and Engineering
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Research Finance Officer
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Finance, Planning, Property and Commercial Operations
Salary: £28,031 to £30,378 per annum
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 04 October 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: HR0204978-3
This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.
University of Bradford
At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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Directorate
The University of Bradford is seeking a motivated, detail-orientated Research Finance Officer to provide financial information and advice to grants holders.
You will provide information to project holders to enable them to utilise the available funding. You will submit claims and invoices.
What You Will Be Doing
- Responsible for the day-to day financial management of a large portfolio of research grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, University policies, and grant award conditions.
- Preparation of financial claims to meet grant specific deadlines, the gathering documentary evidence, including timesheets, invoices & receipts where required.
- Proactively oversee projects, interrogate nominal ledger data to analyse against budget, investigate and resolve financial anomalies, process journals and transaction corrections, produce financial reports for grant holders, and respond to stakeholder enquiries in a professional, timely and confidential manner.
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Qualifications/ Experience
- Level 2 qualification e.g. GCSE - grades 9-4 or grades A*, A, B, C including Maths and English or substantial relevant practical experience.
- Knowledge of and ability to interpret funder terms and conditions.
- Ability to utilise Windows-based software applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues, including academic, administrative, financial, and non-financial staff, both within and outside the University.
- Experience in working with financial systems.
- Knowledge of general ledger systems.
- High standard of numeracy and accuracy.
Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
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In Return We Offer
- 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
- Family-friendly policies
- Great campus facilities including:
- Unique fitness centre
- Eye clinic
- Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
- Counselling & mental health services
- On site nursery
- Food & drink outlets
- Generous employer contribution pension scheme - https://www.wypf.org.uk/
- Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts
Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.
Additional Information
If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Patricia Roberts – p.w.roberts@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.
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At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.
In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.
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