Mr Kit Butler
Research Finance Assistant Manager
Cornwall (Research Finance)
Kit is a Research Finance Assistant Manager for the Cornwall cluster. Kit mainly assists Penryn Campus based academics with the management of their research grants post award, giving him a wealth of experience with a wide range of University Faculties and third-party funders.
Kit's previous role as a tax advisor at a top 30 accountancy firm has given him the skills and experience to pick through and understand complex funder requirements, and general accounting principles. Kit's current and previous roles have imparted a lot of technical skill, and love, of Excel, allowing him to assist the academics and wider team with ad-hoc queries.
Outside work Kit is a Scout leader at a village scout group, he assists the whole group which includes children aged 6-18.