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My duties in this role involved supporting a number of Principal Investigators in project management within the School of Engineering. I worked with a variety of funders including UKRI, industry and charities. I also worked with a variety of partners to prepare applications and administer projects when live.Key responsibilities• Preparation and submission of applications to multiple funders.• Dealing with multiple project types including grants, contracts, consultancies and… Show more My duties in this role involved supporting a number of Principal Investigators in project management within the School of Engineering. I worked with a variety of funders including UKRI, industry and charities. I also worked with a variety of partners to prepare applications and administer projects when live.Key responsibilities• Preparation and submission of applications to multiple funders.• Dealing with multiple project types including grants, contracts, consultancies and fellowships.• Responsible for providing advice and guidance to Principal Investigators.• Assisting the finance department in the preparation of claims and final statements of expenditure.• Ad-hoc portfolio reviews with academics.Key achievements• Built good working relationships with a variety of academics / support staff within the school.• Confident in providing advice on standard applications and seeking advice on the more complex applications.• Provided support in the allocation of Covid 19 funding by reaching out to Principal Investigators of all active projects within the college to assess the impact Covid 19 had on their projects. Show less

Key responsibilities• Assist in the preparation of funding applications by providing accurate costings and collating all required documentation.• Provide advice and guidance on post award issues and work closely with central finance to ensure maximum recovery of funds.• Process project changes including staff changes and virements.• Progress application outcomes and process awards from funders.• Assist with the development and testing of new systems.• Monitor the… Show more Key responsibilities• Assist in the preparation of funding applications by providing accurate costings and collating all required documentation.• Provide advice and guidance on post award issues and work closely with central finance to ensure maximum recovery of funds.• Process project changes including staff changes and virements.• Progress application outcomes and process awards from funders.• Assist with the development and testing of new systems.• Monitor the department mailbox and allocate all queries.• Ensure data was up to date and accurate. Show less

This position involved providing post-award research financial administrative support to college research offices and academic staff, ensuring maximum recovery from funders while adhering to their terms and conditions. I also helped to maintain system data to enable production of information in support of research objectives as well as university and funder reporting requirements.Key responsibilities• Provide advice and guidance on post award financial management of externally… Show more This position involved providing post-award research financial administrative support to college research offices and academic staff, ensuring maximum recovery from funders while adhering to their terms and conditions. I also helped to maintain system data to enable production of information in support of research objectives as well as university and funder reporting requirements.Key responsibilities• Provide advice and guidance on post award financial management of externally funded projects.• Ensure full recovery of all eligible expenditure incurred based on knowledge of funder terms and conditions.• Complete project set up check on Agresso Research Project Costing and Pricing (ARCP) before the project moves to the Project Costing and Billing system (PCB).• Administer project changes such as change in project end date, change in lead principal investigator and budget adjustment / processing supplements.• Produce financial claims and reports to funders including processing journals to ensure correct cost allocation.• Provide internal control by checking project expenditure to ensure compliance with funder and university regulations.Key achievements• Successfully administered the start up of a large award (almost £2million) by working with individuals from the college including the project manager and project co-ordinator.• Reconciled a large Wellcome Trust block award and put steps in place to regularly review the budgets on the financial system. Show less