Job title: UK Financial Controller
Company: Barinthus Biotherapeutics
Job description: Barinthus Biotherapeutics is a fast-growing biotech company headquartered in Harwell, UK, and listed on Nasdaq in the United States. At only seven years old we already have a development portfolio of nine programmes, a partnered product that is in commercial production which has seen more than 3 billion doses administered worldwide and an IPO behind us. We are a publicly-listed clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that spun out of the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute, one of the most prestigious vaccine research centres in the world. We discover and develop immunotherapeutics for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Our achievements include co-inventing and jointly developing our COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, which we assigned to Oxford University Innovation to facilitate the licensing of those rights to AstraZeneca. We have ongoing clinical studies exploring treatments for patients with HBV, HPV and prostate cancer, and have pre-clinical programs in coeliac disease and HPV cancer. We conduct research globally and have ambitious plans in the UK and US, where we will continue to grow our teams over the coming months and years.
The role
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will be a key member of the finance team, responsible for the daily and monthly UK financials for Barinthus Biotherapeutics (UK) Limited (“Barinthus Bio (UK)”), Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc (“Barinthus Bio plc”) and Vaccitech Oncology Limited. You will also work closely together with the Group Financial Controller and support the production of the group month end internal reporting, together with external quarterly and annual reporting. You will have line management responsibilities for two Accountants and have a pivotal role in leading the UK finance team.
You will be fundamental in designing, implementing and refining the financial processes/systems to support the business, working with the broader finance team, including the CFO, on projects including the ongoing effectiveness of SOX 404a internal controls.
In addition to this, you will work with the Group Financial Controller and Vice President of Finance to ensure compliance with the UK statutory account filing requirements and tax return filings with HMRC.
The key tasks of the role are:
- Responsible for the preparation of the UK accounting records for Barinthus Bio plc, Barinthus Bio (UK) and Vaccitech Oncology Limited.
- Responsible for the preparation/review of month end, including management accounts, reporting into the Group Financial Controller
- Work in conjunction with the Group Financial Controller and Vice President of Finance for the preparation of financial statements for UK statutory filing requirements
- Responsible for UK tax compliance, including R&D tax credits
- Review and submission of quarterly VAT returns
- Review and operation of payroll and director expenses
- Review of supplier invoice and supplier payments
- Liaising with employees and facilitating invoice authorisation to support the Accountant
- Review activities as part of the monthly close
- Producing financial information to head of departments/programme operations, as required
- Ensuring the effectiveness of financial processes in accordance with SOX 404a
- Providing technical accounting and systems advice to the finance team and throughout the business
- Management of external consultants
- Support the Group’s external audit process
- Provide coaching and development of the finance team
- Ad-hoc projects
Experience and education required
The successful candidate will be a qualified Chartered Accountant, ACA, ACCA or equivalent with over five years’ experience working in a finance or business role in Big 4 or a biotech/ pharmaceutical/ life science business. A knowledge of and passion for the biotech industry are essential. You will have extensive knowledge and experience of UK GAAP and a broad knowledge of US GAAP. You will also possess a sound working knowledge of technical accounting, including prior experience of financial close activities. Prior experience in a Financial Controller role, or similar, is desirable. Experience of SOX internal controls is needed and a knowledge of SAP ByDesign is desirable, but not essential. We are after someone who is a self-starter, who is confident to work both independently and with the team to build and establish a future-proof, first-class finance function. This role gives ample opportunities for professional growth, including possible future expansion of responsibilities.
Notice to recruiters
Barinthus Biotherapeutics’ internal Talent Acquisition leads recruitment and employment for Barinthus Biotherapeutics. Unsolicited resumes sent to Barinthus Biotherapeutics from recruiters do not constitute any type of relationship between the recruiter and Barinthus Biotherapeutics and do not obligate Barinthus Biotherapeutics to pay fees should we hire from those resumes. Barinthus Biotherapeutics operate a preferred list of recruitment suppliers, any and all equiries about joining us as a supplier should be directed to Barinthus Biotherapeutics’ TA Team. We ask that external recruiters and/ or agencies not contact or present candidates directly to our hiring manager or employees.
Company
Barinthus Biotherapeutics is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Expected salary: £70000 – 85000 per year
Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire – Didcot, Oxfordshire
Job date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:40:56 GMT
