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Finance Assistant Stratford, London, England

Cancer Research UK

Full Time Stratford, London, England 26000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together, we will beat cancer

Finance Assistant (part time/fixed term contract)

Salary: £26,000 per annum full time equivalent (pro-rata for part time)

Contract type/ hours: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment for 12 months; Part time, 2.5 days/17.5 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London (High flex – we’d expect you to be in the office 1 to 2 days a week)

Application Deadline: 23 April at 23.55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high number of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found, so please do not delay submitting your application to avoid any disappointment.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant on a part time basis for 2.5 days/17.5 hours per week to cover maternity leave for 12 months.

In this role you will provide finance and administrative support to the Business Operations Team.

What will I be doing?

Provide finance and administrative support for the Business Operations Team
Deal flow and contract compliance
Support with receivables, purchase orders, and patent fees
Maintain data integrity and update fields on our record management system (Minuet)
Support group inbox needs and manage internal and external stakeholder expectations
Design, draft and maintain processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

What skills are we looking for?

Experience of working within an administrative capacity for a team, ideally within finance
Effective at assisting with contract compliance with a variety of partners and stakeholders
Experience of managing multiple responsibilities and tasks
A strong working knowledge of Excel
Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player
Good attention to detail
Willingness to support colleagues in a range of work

Desirable:

General understanding of scientific research and innovation environment including the pharmaceutical drug development process
Desire to gain an understanding of partnership deals involving commercialisation of intellectual property

What will I gain?

Every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies, and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

For the full job description and more information about working with us view our candidate pack here:

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:daa34d1a-a7a4-3ffc-a19c-92b341d95813

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at

[email protected]

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

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