Finance Business Partner

**Company Description**:
**From global research discoveries to clinical breakthroughs - our vision is to become the most influential life sciences company for researchers. If you are motivated by making a real impact to people’s life and have a desire to work in a passionate and diverse community, Abcam is the place for you.**

Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging. We’re incredibly proud to be recognised as one of the top 5 best places to work in the UK for two years running, as per Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Award.

About the role:
One of the key pillars of Abcam’s growth strategy is to become a leading Digital company, and as such investment into and execution of a Digital transformation is critical. Which is why we are looking for a Finance Business Partner, Digital to utilize their financial expertise, commercial acumen and partnering skillset to influence decision making and drive value in this key space.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Partnering senior level business stakeholders to drive cost control, value for money, risk mitigation actions and identification of opportunities. Provide financial guidance, including capex and SaaS accounting treatment.
- Ownership for budget / forecast process for Digital across BAU and new investment
- Lead investment appraisal process in Digital, building business cases including returns and prioritization for new projects requiring capital investment. Ensure best practice and alignment with wider Abcam investment framework.
- Work closely with digital project teams from initiation through to execution to ensure spend and delivery of benefits is aligned to the business case

**Qualifications**:
You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a professional qualification and have previous experience working in a Commercial Finance environment. You will need the ability to work alongside, build trusted relationships with and influence/challenge senior members of staff. You should also possess strong commercial acumen and the ability to move between the detail and the bigger picture to drive strong decision-making.

**Additional Information**:
We know that when it comes to benefits, no one size fits all. Flexibility and choice matter which is why we offer all kinds of ways to enable you and your loved ones to be well and live well. You can expect;
- A culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development. We provide a wide range of training opportunities, for both professional and personal development.
- The freedom to work in a way that works for you, with a focus on maximising productivity and innovation at work whilst reducing environmental impact.
- A performance-based share plan, inspiring and rewarding our people as we deliver Abcam’s strategy.
- Attractive and flexible benefits package including 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave, increased paid time off accrual over time and much more.

Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LI-JW1