Grant & Project Finance Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
29/01/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 18/02/2018 23:59
Job Category:
Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Employment Location:
Sedgefield
Further Information
Grant and Project Finance Officer
Ref No.: CPI-495-17
Salary: Competitive
Employment Type: Full-time - Permanent
Location: Sedgefield
Deadline: 18/02/2018
The Person
The Centre for Process Innovation currently has an opportunity for a Grant & Project Finance Officer to join its existing Grant Claims Team. Candidates will use their knowledge and experience of UK and EU funding to administer a portfolio of grants.
Applicants must have excellent planning and time management skills to ensure that month-end processes are complete to agreed timescales and to a high degree of accuracy. The ideal applicant will have a financial background and have strong IT skills when using Microsoft Office Systems. The successful candidate will work well as part of a team and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon your grant experience in a highly specialist team.
The Role
As a Grant & Project Finance Officer, you will be responsible for administering the financial requirements from production to submission of grant claims; ensuring compliance with UK and EU Funder rules, regulations and deadlines. This is in addition to cost analysis and reporting, audit preparation and other ad-hoc tasks to support the day-to-day running of the team.
The finance office is a busy environment and due to the nature of the business, there are often one-off tasks that will require the jobholder to use initiative and problem solving skills in order to meet objectives.
The Company
The Centre for Process Innovation is a UK-based technology innovation centre and part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. We use applied knowledge in science and engineering combined with state of the art development facilities to enable our clients to develop, prove, prototype and scale up the next generation of products and processes. Our open innovation model enables clients to develop products and prove processes with minimal risk. We provide assets and expertise so our customers can demonstrate the process before investing substantial amounts of money in capital equipment and training. New products and processes can be shown to be feasible; on paper, in the lab and in the plant before being manufactured at an industrial scale.
CPI works across a range of technology platforms that offer the largest potential impact on the future of manufacturing within our target markets. We provide process and product development facilities with the overall aim of creating lower waste, cleaner, more efficient and more economic products and processes. Our technology platforms are; Industrial Biotechnology & Biorefining, Printable Electronics, Biologics and Formulations.
The Benefits
At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, including: family friendly policies, childcare vouchers, flexible holidays and holiday purchasing schemes, opportunities for learning and development, generous pension plan, life assurance and accident insurance schemes.
How to Apply
The closing date is 18th February 2018
If you have the skills and experience required for this position please apply by completing the application form on the company website: www.uk-cpi.com/careers. Please note only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Please note that all applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the time of application. Presentation of appropriate original documents will be required.
The role is funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.