Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and commercial presence in many locations across the US, APAC and Europe. Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering pioneering technologies to the market.

Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. We offer real-time nanopore-based DNA/RNA sequencing technology: accessible, easy to use and fully scalable for any requirement.

We are looking for Finance Manager to partner with our business including new contract evaluation, revenue and gross margin analysis and customer sales performance. This is a brilliant opportunity to provide expertise, leadership and the insight to support strategic business planning, budgeting & forecasting!

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for timely posting of key month end tasks
• Completion of balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis within the Blackline reconciliation system
• Maintaining lease schedules in accordance with IFRS 16 lease accounting and preparing month end / quarterly journals on existing and new leases
• Preparing journals for building cost allocations and rent accrual
• Posting of monthly subsidiary transactions for buy/sell entities as required
• Posting and reviewing of intercompany monthly reporting packs prepared by local accountants of overseas subsidiaries
• Calculating transfer pricing for subsidiaries to support intercompany invoicing
• Support annual statutory audit for APAC entities
• Posting of payroll transactions for global subsidiaries, reviewing to budget and headcount reconciliations
• Managing research agreements and licences financial reporting, accruals and prepayments and acting as key liaison between finance and IP teams
• Liaising with Finance Business Partners to ensure that accruals and prepayments are posted as required
• Financial management of the global credit card travel scheme including reconciling expense transactions within the financial system and reporting of aged spend to business leaders
• Providing financial analysis to support the Group Financial Reporting team including monthly cost centre reviews
• Supporting the preparation of interim accounts and annual financial statements
• Providing support and analysis for both external and internal audit purposes
• Assisting in the creation and maintenance of SOPs as required across the team
• Working with other teams within Finance as required to improve the financial reporting data e.g. FP&A, tax, AP, AR
• Other duties as required from time to time

What We're Looking For…

• We would like you to be a part qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with financial reporting experience including month end reporting processes
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Good knowledge of financial systems and the ability to develop.
• A can do attitude and a proactive approach to solving problems individually and as key member of the Finance function.
• Excellent self & team organisation and project management skills to be able to work with colleagues across the business and provide support to team
• A collaborative individual who is happy to undertake a task regardless of the team hierarchy

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary.

Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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