About the job
Northreach is a dynamic recruitment agency that connects businesses with top talent in the cell & gene therapy, fintech, and digital sectors. Our mission is to provide a seamless and personalised recruitment experience for clients and candidates, and to create a positive work environment that encourages equality, innovation, and professional growth. We have partnered with a stealth BioTech who have been spun out of a leading university and have a number of interesting projects ongoing with the lead asset in Phase 1 heading for phase 2 in 2025 with the rest of the business ramping up in parallel.
They currently operate a high outsource model with a growing team and are looking for a Finance Director to strengthen the day to day finance operations and work with the senior leadership on commercial strategy and fund raising.
Key responsibilities
- Ownership of core finance
- Management of 3rd party suppliers (payroll, Tax, etc)
- FP&A to support business plan and long term funding
- Submission of company accounts
- Support fundraising and business development activities from a commercial perspective
- Periodic reporting of financial information in line with board and investor requirements
- Ownership of balance sheet management, P&L, cashflow and company capitalisation table
- Form part of the senior leadership team
- Management of corporate documents and records
- Improvement of financial controls and systems and processes
Essential requirements
- Fully qualified accountant min 5 years PQE
- Experience of fund raising in a start up environment
- Experience of working in a newly formed and rapidly growing company
- Experience in the BioTech sector is preferred
- Excellent communication written and verbal at all levels
- Ability to work at a strategic level but also comfortable managing day to day core finance operations
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