City St George's, University of London
Senior Fees, Funding and Finance Officer (INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY)
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Please note: This vacancy is open to internal applicants only. Please use your @citystgeorges.ac.uk email address when applying.
About the Role
The Doctoral College at City St George's supports doctoral researchers throughout their academic journey, from enrolment to award. We are seeking to appoint an individual to a newly created role that will lead the development of more consistent, transparent and effective financial processes and services for our postgraduate research (PGR) community.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive operational excellence and enhance management information and reporting to support strategic decision-making across PGR provision.
- Oversee, analyse, and continually improve financial record management and reporting for postgraduate research activity across the University's Schools and Research Centres.
- Act as the Doctoral College's subject matter expert in postgraduate research finance.
- Provide guidance to academic and professional services colleagues.
- Promote best practice and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and institutional requirements.
- Work closely with the Schools and colleagues across Finance and Research and Innovation Services.
- Play a key role in the administration and management of studentships, ensuring the effective delivery of payment processes, accurate record-keeping, and robust financial reporting.
- Contribute to shaping the strategic direction and priorities of the Doctoral College.
- Support the continued enhancement of the postgraduate research experience and provision across the University.
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Candidate Profile
- Substantial experience of higher education finance administration.
- Proven track record of leading service and process improvements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across a wide range of teams and professional groups.
- Highly organised and adaptable.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within demanding timescales.
Application Details
- Closing date for applications: 18th October 2026 at 11:59pm.
- Interviews are scheduled to take place from 9th November 2026.
- The selection process will involve an interview and an exercise. Further details of the exercise will be confirmed in advance of the interview stage.
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Benefits
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme, and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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