Company Information
Advent Bioservices is a growing Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) providing GMP manufacturing of ATMPs and related products, process development and 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.

Job Summary
We are looking for an organised, proactive and detail-oriented Finance Officer to 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 the day-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.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Oversee day to day finance operations including sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank reconciliation, petty cash and 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
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, pension administration and statutory submissions
• 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 and integrity of financial records and reporting
• Provide finance support across the business, maintain finance policies and procedures, and undertake ad hoc finance projects when required.

You will have the following experience/qualifications:

• AAT or another equivalent accounting 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

Person specification:

• A highly motivated self-starter, who is also a team player and enjoys helping others
• Analytical with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to identify numerical discrepancies
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise own 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.