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.