Career Opportunities at Queen's

This is a great opportunity to join the Finance Directorate in Queen’s as part of the Commercial Accounting team at an exciting time in the development of the Belfast Regional City Deal projects. The role involves providing a comprehensive, professional financial management service in support of financial planning, commercial management accounting and reporting activities for one of the three BRCD projects Queen’s is leading on, iREACH Health.

iREACH Health is a new and innovative £64m integrated clinical research centre led by Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) and HSC R&D. The BRCD project will open in 2027 on two sites beside Belfast City Hospital. Consequently, the roleholder will lead on the financial development of the operating model including the development and implementation of comprehensive business plans and business cases for additional financial support. Further, they will produce timely, business critical information and analysis, assist accurate decision making, risk assessment, planning and provide rapid response trouble shooting when necessary.

Key relationships for this role will be with iREACH Health and Medicine, Health and Life Sciences (MHLS) colleagues as well as external stakeholders including HSC/BHSCT, industry and academic partners.

About the person:

Essential Criteria:

• * A professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).
• * Significant relevant experience of either (i) a large or complex organisation (which is defined as one with an annual turnover exceeding £100m and 500+ employees) or (ii) a large professional services organisation.
• * Relevant post-qualification experience in commercial accounting / finance business partnering environments
• * Staff management experience.
• * xtensive knowledge and experience of IT packages, in particular Excel spreadsheet design and usage.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Well-developed commercial, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to monitor performance effectively and set and achieve clear objectives.
• Experience of developing strong interdisciplinary relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of working independently with a high level of self-motivation, whilst also contributing to a wider team.
• Ability to demonstrate CPD and up to date knowledge of current accountancy regulations.

Desirable Criteria:

• * Experience of working in Finance within a large public sector organisation or with Health Trusts or with Pharma/CROs in relation to research.
• * Experience of UNIT4 ERP and/or clinical research management systems e.g. EDGE system.
• * Experience of managing the financial aspects of Research Grants and Contracts.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information