Department
Finance & Procurement
Salary
£34,741 to £38,986 per annum pro rata inclusive
Closing Date
Wednesday 03 December 2025
Reference
CEN-FIPO-2025-09
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
We are looking to hire a Research Finance Administrator to join our Finance and Procurement team.
You will be responsible for the financial management of a small portfolio of research and consultancy projects working closely with academics and project administrators in the faculties. This is a varied role that requires the post holder to: prepare financial reports for funders, monitor income from funders, raise supplier invoices, set-up and activate awarded projects, approve high-value financial transactions, provide guidance on funder terms and conditions, and provide an efficient service to academic and professional services staff in the faculties. The post also provides some core coordination support for the Research Finance team e.g. managing shared e-mailboxes.
You should hold 3 passes at A level (ideally including maths) along with experience of working in a customer focused environment and meeting customer needs. You should be able to understand and interpret financial information. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £34,741 - £38,986 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.