Job Description
Your new companyA rapidly scaling biotech business at the intersection of science, manufacturing and commercial growth. This is an innovative organisation operating in a regulated environment, with big ambitions and a product that genuinely makes an impact. Finance sits at the heart of the business, partnering closely with scientists, manufacturing teams and senior leaders as the company moves through its next phase of growth.Your new roleAs Interim Finance Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in a fast-moving biotech operation, taking full ownership of the management accounting function and acting as the day-to-day finance lead. This is a highly visible role where you'll combine hands-on delivery with true business partnering across technical and commercial teams.Your responsibilities will include:
- Owning the monthly close, management reporting and financial analysis
- Leading costing and manufacturing accounting, including complex stock and inventory reconciliation
- Acting as the internal finance SME while overseeing outsourced accounting support
- Driving forecasting, budgeting and cash flow planning in a high-growth environment
- Partnering closely with manufacturing, sales and marketing teams to support decision-making
- Supporting strong financial controls within a fast-paced tech setting.
- Reporting directly into senior finance leadership
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience within a manufacturing or product-based business
- Strong costing and inventory accounting expertise
- Proven management accounting, forecasting and budgeting capability
- Comfortable operating autonomously in an SME or scale-up environment
- Confident business partner with the ability to engage non-finance stakeholders
- Exposure to regulated industries (biotech or life sciences advantageous, not essential)
- Strong systems' capability, including Xero
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