Research Financial Officer

The post holder will be part of a Finance Team established to maintain a high standard of financial support to the R&D Department and wider trust finance department.

Its aim is to modernise the delivery of services, promote new ways of working and provide better access to financial information, which in turn will give better support to the financial planning within the R&D department and wider Tees Valley Research Alliance (TVRA).

The Finance Research officer will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of finance systems/functions. This will include (but not limited to) issuing invoices and calculating income allocations, issuing credit notes, answering queries, training staff on finance and what we require from them, meetings/calls with research and development delivery staff to ensure invoicing is carried out in a timely manner and ensure the studies' finances are up to date.

You will be required to maintain regular contact with research team leaders, delivery teams and external sponsors to ensure all invoiceable trials activity is reconciled and resolve any queries which may arise.

The post holder needs to possess intermediate or advanced Excel skills, good problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task within this busy environment in order to meet agreed deadlines.

They will need to be able to respond to ad hoc queries as they arise from members of the wider research team and escalate anything relevant to their line manager., o To undertake a broad range of financial tasks, which enable accurate, comprehensive financial data to be processed through the advanced solutions system.o Budget holder support: To support and advise managers, budget holders and other staff on financial issues, communicating the information in lay terms and escalating when necessary.o Manage research accounts: ensuring these are created in a timely manner as required for research and the finances are attributed accurately.o Month end completion - responsible for month-end and quarterly activities - ensuring accuracy of financial position e.g. maintaining monthly working papers, accruals, processing journals and the running of month end reports using financial systemso Use their own initiative to investigate any ad hoc queries and respond or escalate accordingly.o Train clinical trial staff on the correct process for invoicing to ensure all income is raised in a timely manner and adheres to sponsor requirements.o Invoicing:
Proactive engagement with all relevant teams to ensure invoices are accurate and raised in a timely manner to maximise our profit/revenue.o Handle queries from both internal staff and external sponsors relating to financial management e.g. invoices, purchase orders and costings.

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.