Internal Redeployment Only - Finance Officer bei Cardiff University

Please note that this job is open only to current Cardiff University staff who are eligible for Redeployment.

Internal Redeployment Only - Finance Officer

A position is available for a Finance Officer to provide support in the day-to-day running of the Finance Office at Cardiff School of Biosciences. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working in a finance office environment, ability to work as an effective team member, providing advice and guidance to other team members where necessary.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term position covering maternity leave and is available from 1st December 2025 until 9th October 2026.

Salary: £28,031 - £31,236 per annum (Grade 4)

This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you can also choose to spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.

As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.

This is an exciting time to be joining Cardiff University in a finance role as we are transforming how and where we provide our Finance Services. This includes the creation of a Finance Services Unit which will bring together all operational Finance services across the University into one unit. This post incorporates operational Finance work and therefore the location and reporting arrangements are likely to be subject to change once we have established the Finance Services Unit. Please see below for the full job description and person specification.

Closing date: Thursday, 30 October 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Purpose

Your primary role will be to manage, alongside other Finance Officers, the operations of the Biosciences’ Finance Office including supervisory support of the Finance Assistant(s).

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Duties

• To assist the Finance Office Manager with the operations of the Finance Office. This will include:
  • Distribute, co-ordinate and monitor tasks in the Finance Office.
  • To ensure that work is processed to a high standard and strict deadlines are met.

• To build relationships and contacts with individuals within the University and externally to facilitate the exchange of information on financial matters.

• In consultation with the Finance Office Manager, to operate all financial procedures effectively and ensure compliance with the University’s Financial Regulations.

General Duties

• Managing the engagement process for casual staff and visitors.
• Managing the monthly demonstrator and overtime time sheets.
• Managing the creation of short course accounts and reconciliation of such accounts.
• Managing the Research Hub Facility recharging processes.
• To be responsible for the reconciliation of the PDQ Card Reader and School Purchase Cards.
• To gain an excellent working knowledge of Oracle (CU Finance system) to approve orders, interrogate the system to resolve queries and run financial reports.
• To publish and co-ordinate the distribution of monthly reports to appropriate members of staff for both School accounts/budgets and Research Projects.
• To monitor staff research accounts on a regular (at least monthly) basis, ensuring that they are kept within budget and advise relevant staff when problems arise.
• Assist RIS with research grant queries and liaise with appropriate staff to ensure that the grants are being managed according to the guidelines and procedures set out in contracts.
• To assist the Senior Finance Officer with the management of PhD funding.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of University Financial Regulations and procedures.
• To assist staff with negotiating the SAP Concur and Travel Bureau processes.
• In consultation with the School Manager, to participate in the recruitment process of casual staff within the school, as appropriate.
• Work with others to make recommendations to improve our ways of working.
• You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

31,236

Grade 4

28,031

Accountancy & Finance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU IN PERFORMING THIS ROLE

We want to support and develop you in the role, using a combination of the following to help you reach your full potential.

1. Regular one-to-one meetings with your team leader.
2. An experienced and supportive team around you.
3. A staff mentoring scheme.

Administrative Support