Finance Officer

Advent Bioservice sis a growing Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation(CDMO) providing GMP manufacturing of ATMPs and related products, processdevelopmentand ancillary services. We support the development of complex, breakthrough therapies for a globally diverse market. We are at the forefront of revolutionary medicine in which life-threatening diseases are treated using advanced therapy medicinal products.

We are looking for an organised, proactiveanddetail-oriented

Finance

Officerto join our team. This is an opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys taking ownership of financial processes, supporting colleagues helping to drive accuracy and efficiency within the finance function.

This is a varied role that involves overseeing theday-to-day finance operations, supporting payroll and month end activities, supervision of the Finance Assistant and acting as a key point of contact for finance related queries across the business.

• Oversee day to day finance operations including sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank reconciliation, pettycashand staff expenses processes.
• Supervise and support the Finance Assistant, providing coaching, training, and development opportunities
• Manage month end processes, including reconciliations, journals,reporting and management accounts preparation
• Ensureaccurateandtimelypayroll processing, pensionadministrationandstatutorysubmissions
• Maintain effective credit control,invoicing and supplier payment processes, resolving any customer or supplier queries
• Review and process staff expenses in line with company policy and HMRC guidelines
• Support year end audit activities and help the accuracy andintegrityoffinancial records and reporting
• Providefinancesupport across the business,maintain finance policies and procedures,and undertake ad hoc finance projects when required.

• AAT or anotherequivalentaccounting qualification
• Previous experience in a similar finance role
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience of using a mainstream finance software package, such as Quickbooks

• A highly motivated self-starter, who is also a team player and enjoys helping others
• Analytical witha high levelof attention to detail and the ability toidentifynumerical discrepancies
• Strongorganisationalskills and the ability to manage andprioritiseown workload with minimal direction
• Works with integrity,confidentiality and accountability at all times
• Takes pride in their work and strives to complete all tasks to a high standard

We are not accepting agency applications for this role.