Research Finance Manager
Core
Provide financial planning, analysis, and coordination for Cancer Grand Challenges, serving as the primary liaison for financial management and reporting across research, operational, and partnership income streams.
Role type
Senior Research Finance Manager
Builds
Financial plans, grant calculations, operational budgets, and management reports for a global cancer research partnership.
Domain
Healthcare / Non-profit / Grant Management
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Grants management, financial planning and forecasting, financial audit and reconciliation, budget management, process design and standardization, contract financial review, data analysis, resource management, matrix management navigation, Microsoft Office/Office 360 proficiency.
Preferred skills
Experience with relevant grant applications and systems, travel within UK and internationally.
Responsibilities
Calculate grants for host institutions including direct/indirect costs and FX rates; input into annual reforecasts and maintain forward-looking projections; support financial audit and reconciliation; implement new research funding models; monitor complex funding flows; oversee partnership financial arrangements and reporting; lead operational income queries and processes for partners; review partner contracts to identify risks; manage CGC operational budget tracking and reforecasting; lead management of non-research grant arrangements; provide detailed inputs into planning cycles; maintain bespoke management reporting.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC