Finance Business Partner; Research Infrastructure

Salary for this Role:

£50,000-£57,000 with benefits, subject to skills and experience_._

Job Title:

Finance Business Partner (Research Infrastructure)

Reports to:

Charlotte Gallagher May

Closing Date:

27/Oct/ GMT

Job Description:

Reporting to: Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Contact term: This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

Salary for this Role: £50,000-£57,000 with benefits, subject to skills and experience

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher.

This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to put their expertise at the heart of world-leading biomedical research.

You’ll partner directly with the Crick’s Scientific Platforms, technology and research infrastructure teams – the experts providing the cutting-edge equipment, technology and specialist capabilities that enable our scientists to do their best work.

As their trusted finance partner, you’ll help shape decisions around investment, people and resources, bringing financial insight to everything from long-term planning to investment in specialist scientific equipment. It’s a highly visible role where your work will directly support the Crick’s mission to make discoveries about human health and disease.

See the full job description here.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning across a portfolio of scientific and research infrastructure teams.
• Partnering with senior scientific and operational leaders to shape investment and resource decisions.
• Building financial models and turning complex data into clear, actionable insight.
• Supporting investment decisions, including specialist scientific equipment and workforce planning
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, value for money and financial performance.
• Using data and technology to improve forecasting, reporting and how we work.

You will have:

(Minimum criteria *)

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with experience in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering.*
• Strong experience across budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and performance analysis.*
• A confident and credible business partner who can build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders.*
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn financial data into meaningful insight for non-finance audiences.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a complex environment.
• Experience driving change or improving finance processes.
• An interest in using your finance expertise to support world-leading biomedical research.