• Provide detailed budgets and forecasts for vendors by operational activity
• Provide detailed budgets and forecasts by operational project
• Analyse and process costs by vendor and project
• Attend partnering calls and meetings as directed
• Assist the Finance Manager with preparation of the management accounts and forecasts
• Reconciliations for payment runs in line with partnering arrangements
• Play an active role in the month end process, producing month end journals and reconciliations, establishing a clear audit trail
• Assist with R&D tax submissions, grant and other regulatory body submissions
• Assist with the annual audit and interim audits
• Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and policies
• Assist with the provision of finance transactional support
• Providing actionable insight into performance, supporting the delivery of key operational milestones in terms of cost control and value creation
• Effectively business partner with departmental heads to ensure performance is monitored, drivers understood, and mitigations put in place as appropriate. Constructively challenge as needed
• Providing robust and challenging decision support, playing an active role in the creation of business cases

Oxular are searching for a Finance Business Partner to join their exceptional finance team in Oxford. It is envisaged that the ideal candidate is a qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIPFA) with great attention to detail. The successful candidate will be a conscientious and flexible team player. It would also be ideal if you have experience in data extraction and/or manipulation, and comfortable using Excel, particularly pivot tables, sumif’s and VLOOKUP’s.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer you a permanent position in an exciting, growing life science company at Oxford Science Park. You can expect an attractive workplace with versatile and varied activities in an innovative, collaborative environment.

• Competitive Salary
• Discretionary bonus, subject to Board approval: up to 10%
• Company contributory pension scheme – statutory rate
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Death in Service