Financial Specialist / RDI Coordinator

As a Financial Specialist, you will be part of Turku UAS's finance team.

Your area of responsibility is the financial support of the Business sector in education, research, development, and innovation (RDI), and business operations.

You will be responsible for the financial matters of the Business sector and report directly to the Director of the Business sector.

You will work in cooperation with the sector's upper management, shared services, and other actors within the Business sector, with the goal of ensuring the overall profitability and success of our university of applied sciences.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the key user for the TEPPO project portfolio management system, which includes, for example, ensuring the up-to-dateness of system information, creating new projects in the system (other than those created via the idea portfolio, e. g., business projects, new research groups), adding new partners and funders to the system, and providing guidance on system use
• Developing the TEPPO project portfolio management system and processes together with other key users (TEPPO key user team)
• Coordinating the overall RDI project portfolio of the sector
• Providing RDI support within the sector for project staff, research leads, and RD managers
• Participating in the RDI finance team, developing RDI-related financial processes and guidelines together with the team, and drafting the sector's own guidelines as needed
• Participating in the sector's RDI and other budgeting.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• We expect long-term and effective experience working within a university of applied sciences community, particularly in financial management.
• The position requires at least a lower-level applicable higher education degree. Solid work experience in the field of finance is essential.
• We emphasize research group work. You have an understanding of how research group work operates and what it requires in terms of financial matters.
• You can work fluently in Finnish and English and operate in a multinational professional environment.
• We value networking skills and good professional connections.
• Your approach to work is positively forward-looking and encouraging. You are able to work during financial management peak periods, such as late autumn budgeting pressure.
• The position requires good teamwork and interaction skills.
• We also expect solution-oriented thinking, numerical literacy, and a willingness to take responsibility.
• Strong Excel skills are central to the role. You will use Excel daily, so we expect fluent command of functions and pivot tables for structuring large datasets.
• Experience and expertise in applied research and development, as well as experience in educational planning, will be considered an advantage in the selection process.

WHAT WE OFFER?

• Diverse tasks within finance and our national and international RDI activities
• Freedom and flexibility to develop and grow
• Support from a multidisciplinary expert organization and a competent, pleasant work community
• Pleasant working environments at the Kupittaan campus in Turku
• Flexible opportunities for partial remote work.
• OTHER

The position is permanent and includes a six-month probationary period.

We will conduct a background check on the selected candidate to ensure research security.

The position requires that you are able to use the hardware and information systems potentially related to the role from the perspective of their license terms.

We value diversity in our work community.

We hope for applicants from diverse backgrounds, for example, different ages, genders, and those belonging to different language, cultural, or minority groups.

Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd, Business Sector, Kupittaan Campus, Turku Lower-level applicable higher education degree, Solid work experience in finance, Experience working within a university of applied sciences community, Understanding of research group work and its financial requirements, Fluency in Finnish and English, Strong Excel skills (functions and pivot tables), Ability to work in a multinational professional environment, Good teamwork and interaction skills, Solution-oriented thinking and numerical literacy

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