Senior FP&A Manager - Biotech​/Lifesciences

Senior FP&A Manager - Biotech/Lifesciences

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire (Hybrid)
Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially astute Senior FP&A Manager to join a growing and dynamic organisation in Oxford.

This highly visible role will provide strategic financial leadership and support decision-making across a large-scale operational division. Working closely with senior stakeholders and operational leaders, you will drive budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and financial analysis while ensuring resources are aligned to strategic objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused finance professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, influencing decision-making and delivering meaningful business insights.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Business Partnering

• Act as the lead finance contact for a major operational area.
• Provide financial leadership, strategic insight and commercial challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Support investment appraisals, business cases and strategic decision-making.
• Deliver financial modelling, scenario analysis and risk assessments.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure effective allocation of resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and reporting.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting

• Lead the month-end management accounts process.
• Manage annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Produce insightful financial reports and variance analysis for leadership teams.
• Develop presentations that clearly communicate financial performance and future outlook.
• Maintain and enhance long-range financial models (5+ years).
• Build and improve driver-based forecasting models at project and programme level.
• Support finance system enhancements and automation initiatives.

About You

We are seeking a qualified finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills.

Essential Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering or FP&A leadership role.
• Strong management accounting and financial planning expertise.
• Experience producing and presenting management information to senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting capability.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear business insights.
• Experience working with ERP and reporting systems (Oracle Fusion advantageous).
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, adaptable and comfortable operating within a fast-paced environment.

Ideal Background

Applications are welcomed from candidates who have operated within complex, fast-moving organisations and have experience supporting senior leadership teams through strategic planning, forecasting and commercial decision-making.

Location

The successful candidate will be based in Oxford or within a reasonable commuting distance. Relocation support may be considered for exceptional candidates.

If you are a commercially minded finance professional looking for an opportunity to influence strategy, partner with senior stakeholders and contribute to the growth of a forward-thinking organisation, we would be delighted to hear from you.