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Finance Assistant

Employer
The Rosalind Franklin Institute
Location
Oxfordshire
Salary
£28,000 per year
Contract
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Working arrangement
Hybrid working
First listed by Ontap
21 August 2026
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Job description

Finance Assistant

The Rosalind Franklin Institute (the Franklin) is a technology institute established by the UK Government as a unique centre committed to advancing tools that are needed to transform healthcare in the future.

The Institute brings together researchers in life and physical sciences, and engineering, to develop a spectrum of tools which we will use to image, interpret and intervene in biological systems. These insights will speed up the discovery of new medicines, help find new diagnostics and contribute to a deeper understanding of human health and disease. Our Science Strategy seeks to focus the Franklin s research and unite our researchers around our Technology Innovation Challenges and Life Science Challenges.

As a Finance Assistant at the Franklin, you will help to form the backbone of our Institute's daily operations. Your diligence will ensure that our records are maintained correctly so that our scientists can focus on their research. You will work collaboratively with both operations and scientific divisions. There is room for growth in the position and a can-do attitude is essential in the role.

As a Finance Assistant, you may be assigned a range of the duties outlined below. Responsibilities will be allocated appropriately to ensure proper segregation of duties is maintained:

General administrative support to the finance function, keeping accurate records, electronic filing, reporting etc.
Processing of supplier invoices
Preparation of weekly payment runs
Reconciliation of Bank Account
Supplier statement reconciliations and following up on queries
Forging effective working relationship with teams to ensure costs are captured and paid in a timely manner
Responding to queries and maintaining the finance team s email inboxes
Checking and querying purchase orders and expense claims
Taking and circulating team meeting minutes

Other ad hoc duties as required

Working toward:

Preparing and posting internal recharges, prepayments and other journals where required
Reviewing and analysing Aged Creditors
Balancing sheet reconciliations namely Credit Card/Prepayments/Trade Creditors/Suspense
Reconciliation of credit card statements

This job description set outs the skills and experience we believe are needed to be able to do this job but, research also tells us women are much more likely than men to take this list of requirements as absolute and self-select out of the process. If you think you can deliver this role then we want to hear from you, regardless of the boxes you did not tick.

In return we offer:

25 days holidays plus bank holidays and Christmas holiday shutdown
Generous pension scheme (employer s contribution currently up to 18%)
Group Life Assurance (also known as Group Life Insurance or Death in Service)
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Workplace Nursery Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Hub building with state-of-the-art laboratories
Hybrid and flexible working
Training and development opportunities for staff at all levels
Bus pass discount scheme and good transport links to Oxford and surrounding areas
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to employee discount platform (Perkbox)
Occupational Health and wellbeing support including Employee Assistance (24/7 support and counselling)
Health Cash Plan
Subsidised canteen and food outlets on campus
Free on-site parking
Campus location in beautiful countryside with social and sports clubs open to staff

The Franklin s underlying aim is to produce the best science for research today, and this means resolutely embracing a diverse team, who have a wide range of experiences, skills and knowledge to push forward on the innovative work our institution delivers. Both our work and our institution are better for it.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every applicant has an equal opportunity to showcase their talents and abilities. This includes making adjustments for candidates with specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements confidentially.

At the Rosalind Franklin Institute we also welcome applications from all around the world!

To be considered for this role, please submit a CV and cover letter explaining why you think you are the right person for this job. Please include information about your education and work experience.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 6th September 2026.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we identify a suitable candidate.

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