Finance Manager

1 week ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom oxfordbiom Full time

Join Us in Changing Lives

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we're looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We're currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our UK Finance Control Team. In this role, you will be managing the team whose goal it is to maintain the financial integrity of the general ledger to allow for the efficient closure of the management accounts and year-end Financial Statements.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

  • Managing a team of two, providing leadership, support, and development.
  • Preparing and analysing financial data to understand key performance drivers, ensuring accurate financial statement treatment.
  • Calculating key assumptions within your area of responsibility for both annual and interim reporting.
  • Producing clear and insightful reporting and commentary to support understanding of financial results.
  • Preparing departmental deliverables, such as management accounts packs, for review prior to external distribution.
  • Operating key financial controls within the Financial Control team, and maintaining accurate records for your assigned controls.
  • Ensuring accounting systems and processes are effectively managed and documented, including leading system upgrades and proposed changes.

We are looking for:

  • Educated to degree level in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline, or possess equivalent professional experience
  • Fully qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
  • Proven experience as a qualified accountant in a corporate finance environment, including journal preparation and account reconciliations
  • Strong understanding of financial reporting, controls, and business processes
  • Proficient in ERP systems and financial transactions
  • Competent Excel skills, with the ability to work confidently with spreadsheets and data in a finance environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functions and influence stakeholders effectively
  • Experienced people manager with a track record of leading and developing finance teams

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB's world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

Why Join Us?

  •  Competitive total reward packages
  •  Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health
  •  Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
  •  Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
  •  State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities
  • A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we're future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.

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