https://jobs.co.uk/job/financial-controls-manager-research-morgan-philips-executive--0d1ae5fb-a058-4dee-89cf-fb35eac0d882 RSS feed for Financial Controls Manager (Research) at Morgan Philips Executive. en-gb Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:55:03 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/financial-controls-manager-research-morgan-philips-executive--0d1ae5fb-a058-4dee-89cf-fb35eac0d882 https://jobs.co.uk/job/financial-controls-manager-research-morgan-philips-executive--0d1ae5fb-a058-4dee-89cf-fb35eac0d882 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:52:51 GMT Location: Edinburgh | Salary: 10000-500000 Annual | Type: Contract | 2yr Contract (likely to extend)Job Purpose The University of Edinburgh''s research activity is central to its Strategy 2030, accounting for approximately £400m in income annually across 6,500 research accounts. This role is dedicated to enhancing the financial control framework for research across the University, by identifying and strengthening the relationships between the various research stakeholders (Edinburgh Research Office (ERO), schools and finance) and provide robust assurance on research balance sheet reconciliations, project suspense accounts and the preparation of research accruals and provisions. Main responsibilities1. Advanced Research Reconciliations and AnalysisLead the improvement of the Research Deferred Income Account reconciliation process, moving beyond simple categorisation to a comprehensive reconciliation between the General Ledger portfolio codes and the Projects Ledger.Establish monthly controls to identify and resolve discrepancies where transactions are posted to the General Ledger but fail to interface with the Projects Ledger, preventing the risk of underclaiming income from funders.Oversee the reconciliation and clearance of research-related clearin... Contract