Accountant (Research)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £46,735 i £55,755 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bath, Bath & N E Somerset |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | University of Bath |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | CC12787 |
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We’re looking for an Accountant to join our team on a fixed-term basis to take the lead on the financial accounting and reporting of the University’s research activities.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial management, compliance, and insightful reporting, while also acting as a trusted business partner to Research Institutes and Core Research Facilities.
What we’re looking for:
* A qualified accountant with experience or an interest in the Higher Education sector and how universities are funded.
* Strong accounting skills including budgeting, forecasting and other reporting.
* Excellent communication and analytical skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively across academic and administrative teams.
* Good excel skills and experience of using finance systems
You will provide backfill support for the current postholder while they support other projects.
About us
The Finance and Procurement Office is responsible for handling the University’s income, expenditure, financial performance and procurement processes, ensuring value for money in its financial activities. In addition, the department provides high quality management accounting support as well as compliance with statutory and regulatory bodies.
We provide financial support to Academic and Professional Services departments, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting. The department is based in the Virgil Building in the centre of Bath and there will be a requirement to work on the main campus at times, however, hybrid working is one of the many ways we recognise the importance of achieving a positive work life balance. Whilst the exact days you can work remotely will differ between teams and departments, it should provide you with greater flexibility, provided you are in the UK. Learn more about our future ways of working and explore further at interview.
Further information
The is a fixed-term role from August 2025 to July 2026, offered on a full-time basis, however, part-time hours will be considered.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Dorney, Head of Management Accounting at lmd66@bath.ac.uk.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial management, compliance, and insightful reporting, while also acting as a trusted business partner to Research Institutes and Core Research Facilities.
What we’re looking for:
* A qualified accountant with experience or an interest in the Higher Education sector and how universities are funded.
* Strong accounting skills including budgeting, forecasting and other reporting.
* Excellent communication and analytical skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively across academic and administrative teams.
* Good excel skills and experience of using finance systems
You will provide backfill support for the current postholder while they support other projects.
About us
The Finance and Procurement Office is responsible for handling the University’s income, expenditure, financial performance and procurement processes, ensuring value for money in its financial activities. In addition, the department provides high quality management accounting support as well as compliance with statutory and regulatory bodies.
We provide financial support to Academic and Professional Services departments, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting. The department is based in the Virgil Building in the centre of Bath and there will be a requirement to work on the main campus at times, however, hybrid working is one of the many ways we recognise the importance of achieving a positive work life balance. Whilst the exact days you can work remotely will differ between teams and departments, it should provide you with greater flexibility, provided you are in the UK. Learn more about our future ways of working and explore further at interview.
Further information
The is a fixed-term role from August 2025 to July 2026, offered on a full-time basis, however, part-time hours will be considered.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Dorney, Head of Management Accounting at lmd66@bath.ac.uk.
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