Research Grants Finance Officer - Research Strategy and Services Grade 6

Position Details

Research Strategy and Services

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906

Grade: 6

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 19 January 2026

3 Positions available

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham.

The University has an exciting vision to build on the success of REF
2021, by continuing to transform its research performance across outputs, income, impact, and policy influence. Central to this ambition is the Research Strategy & Services Division (RSSD), a new Professional Services department that is being established to provide a transformative and sector-leading approach to research strategy and support.

The Research Grants Finance Officer plays a key role as part of the wider Post Award management within the Research Strategy & Services Division (RSSD), supporting academic colleagues to deliver successful, well-managed research projects. Working as part of a friendly and collaborative team, the post holder will provide high-quality financial administration across a portfolio of externally funded awards, ensuring financial claims, reports and forecasts are accurate, timely and compliant with funder requirements.

This is a role that combines financial administration, problem-solving and relationship-management. You will work closely with academic project leads, colleagues in RSSD and Professional Services partners, with strong support, training, and regular opportunities to learn from experienced peers.

The post holder will contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing good practice, helping to streamline processes and supporting a consistent, high-quality service for our academics and external partners. This role sits within an established Post Award community, where colleagues provide guidance, mentoring and day-to-day support to ensure you can develop confidence and expertise across the post award lifecycle of project grants.

• Provide clear, practical and timely financial support…