Job Description:

Job information Post Award Analyst from the Company Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, this latest Post Award Analyst job vacancy is located in the city Liverpool located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Post field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Reference:JUN20246568 Expiry date: 17:59, Thu, 4th Jul 2024 Location: Liverpool Salary: £32,332.00 - £37,099.00 Per Annum Benefits: 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days Duration: Fixed-term appointment to 31st July 2028

Full-time, Fixed-term appointment to 31st July 2028

Financial Services Department

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a detail-oriented and proactive Post Award Analyst to join our dynamic Financial Planning and Reporting Team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). We are a leading institution in research and innovation, committed to advancing knowledge and driving progress through our robust research initiatives. Our Financial Planning and Reporting Team plays a crucial role in supporting these efforts by ensuring efficient management, oversight and accurate financial reporting of research grants.

As a Post Award Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in the financial management of our research grants. Reporting to the Financial Planning and Reporting Manager, the successful candidate will leverage system functionality and capability for the timely production of accurate financial information in support of research grants and other functional accounts. Working closely with Finance Business Partners, the post holder will ensure accurate and timely input of internal processes such as journals, timesheets, recharges and service level agreements rates.

Key deliverables will include (but not limited to):

Financial information:

• Preparation and production of all grant claims in line with contract requirements, including the consolidation of partner expenditure.
• Regular systematic reconciliations of reports for review by Finance Business Partners and budget holders
• Undertake variance analysis and work collaboratively with Finance Business Partners to highlight anomalies and provide investigative review of the figures
• Review partner expenditure reports for accuracy, appropriateness and reasonableness discussing anomalies

Budgeting and Reporting

• Develop and produce monthly reporting packs across grants and functional accounts
• Work with the wider Financial Planning and Reporting team in the development of system driven KPIs to enable meaningful analysis of figures
• Ownership and production of yearly corporate budgeting packs
• Support in the development of financial models to inform strategic decisions and financial planning

Period end activities

• Checking, verifying and inputting all journals to transfer expenditure between accounts, checking eligibility of expenditure to funding body terms and conditions
• Support the Financial Planning and Reporting team with any other month end and year end tasks

Training/facilitation

• Participating and delivering engaging and interactive training sessions to finance and non-finance personnel, covering topics such as grant management, financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting.
• Sharing best practices, lessons learned, and practical insights gained from hands-on experience in financial analysis and forecasting.

Business Partnering

• Understand business needs and priorities.
• Work collaboratively with Finance Systems Support to maintain systems
• Be aware of changing requirements of funders and stay up to date with project delivery protocol.

Audit and compliance

• Maintaining relationships with external auditors, investigating any findings and recommendations
• Implementing and maintaining processes to ensure compliance with funder terms and conditions
• Implementing and maintaining compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate:

• AAT qualification with evidence of continued professional development or similar accounting qualification or relevant experience
• Knowledge of business intelligence reporting, Reporting Development
• Outstanding IT skills across all Microsoft packages, in particular excel
• Good understanding of financial management processes and systems
• Experience of providing Management Information reports relevant to various stakeholders
• Relevant experience of dealing with grant funding or a similar environment
• Experience of producing expenditure statements and account reconciliations
• Meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to undertake routine work to a high degree of accuracy

(For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification)

Informal enquiries can be made to: helen.mccormack@lstmed.ac.uk

Additional benefits of joining LSTM:

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days
• Generous occupational pension schemes
• Government backed “cycle to work” scheme.
• Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
• Plus, a host of additional family friendly policies

Apply now and join us in supporting groundbreaking research by providing essential financial analysis and information.

Closing Date: 4th July 2024

Application Process: To apply for the position please click on the apply link and upload your CV and Covering Letter.

Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we may close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role.

Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diversity across our communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. LSTM selects candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience.

We welcome conversations about flexible working; and applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers.

About LSTM

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

LSTM actively promotes Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Policies

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Closed Date : 2024-12-15