Job Description

Job number

ENG03478

Faculties

Faculty of Engineering

Departments

Department of Computing

Salary or Salary range

45,700 - 55,240 per annum

Location/campus

South Kensington Campus - Hybrid

Contract type work pattern

Full time - Open ended

Posting End Date

6 Aug 2025

About the role

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Department of Computing is looking to appoint a knowledgeable Finance Officer who will pro-actively oversee all departmental finance operations and ensure the implementation of the Department's finance strategy on a day-to-day basis. They will be a focal point for the management of the general ledger portfolio and other similar funded activities in the Department. The post holder will support academic staff acting as a key and pivotal contact and source of information for financial queries within the Department including acting as a conduit between the Department and College Finance Team. The FO will report to the Director of Operations and provide advice on strategic aspects of departmental administration.



The FO will support the Director of Operations in the annual budgeting round, and continuous monitoring. They will be responsible for the implementation of the College's financial policies on all transactions and develop and continuously improve department processes related to finance. The post holder will have a high level of practical accounting experience and be able to work on his/her own initiative.

What you would be doing

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You will be responsible for:


Oversee all transactions to ensure they are carried out correctly, efficiently and in a timely manner, and comply with departmental and College procedures Assist and keep an overview of: + Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records for all aspects of departmental financial administration to meet audit requirements
+ Processing bursaries, tuition fees, expense claims and external sponsorship
+ processing and approval of purchase orders and VCCs;
+ processing of online journals;
+ ensuring invoicing across all accounts is up to date and in line with contracts
+ set up and closing of accounts as appropriate and transfer balances.
Complete all regular financial reporting, such as payroll suspense etc. Management of departmental financial data including report generation, forecasting and planning. This will include the preparation of regular income and expenditure reports and projections for consideration by the DoO and the Departmental Management Committee.

As well as duties for Research Group Administration including:


Preparation of audit reports and account reconciliations ensuring compliance in post- research grant awards and with sponsors' terms and conditions for their group. Monitoring of grant claims for the group to ensure compliance with regulations and dealing with queries on expenditure on claims with corroborating evidence. To coordinate and distribute financial reports of the group's research portfolio, budgets and accounts, and take action where necessary.

More details are in the .

What we are looking for

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We are looking for a candidate who holds an undergraduate degree, accountancy qualification, or have equivalent experience. You will have experience of higher education policy and research administration and finance, experience in developing and managing financial resources, including preparing, managing, and monitoring budgets and the preparation and analysis of management reports to inform financial decisions.



We are looking for a candidate with proven ability to work within a complex financial environment, strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Access and Excel, and electronic finance systems (preferably Oracle including Discoverer) and excellent numerical skills, accuracy and attention to detail.



More information can be found in Person specification.

What we can offer you

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As an employee of Imperial College, you will be part of lively community and work in a friendly and relaxed environment. Our aim is to provide to all our employees an encouraging and relaxed working environment with an emphasis on personal development and work-life balance. Based on that we offer:


flexible working hours generous pension scheme 25 days holiday (plus 6/7 extra days per year for College Christmas and Easter closures) bicycle loan scheme season ticket loan health benefits excellent professional development opportunities and many more.

More information can be found on the Imperial College Benefits page: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/benefits/

Further information

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If you require any further details on the role, please contact: Marina Hall at marina.hall@imperial.ac.uk



If you experience any technical issues when applying online, please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Available documents

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Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.



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