Job Description

Join us as a Finance Business Partner and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!

What you'll be doing:

Collaborating with other Finance Business Partners (FBP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of Business Units, you'll be responsible for understanding, analysing and providing positive challenge to the finances of your respective business area. Ownership of monthly accounting processes, together with on-going forecasting and the business planning. You'll be accountable for month end reporting, including adding insightful commentary on key monthly variances for the results and embedding mitigations and new process where necessary. Preparation and presentation of Management Information and other financial reporting. Collaborate with other FBP's to issue timely and detailed monthly reporting out to the business to ensure they have clear sight of actuals against budget and forecast. Ensure appropriate controls are in place and adhered to, to enable accuracy of the financial results and a supportable balance sheet. Mentorship of junior finance colleagues.

What we're looking for:

You'll be a qualified Accountant or a non-qualified candidate with significant relevant experience. Experience in a similar role with proven ability to support and partner with non-finance staff. Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complicated financial concepts to a senior non accounting audience. Previous experience using Netsuite is desirable. Strong ability to cultivate and maintain excellent working relationship with key stakeholders. Attention to detail and a curious, pro-active mindset who can challenge the status-quo and drive growth.

What's in it for you?

?25 days' holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy & sell extra leave. Flexible working hours, on-site gym, restaurant, and free parking The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more. Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, you can contact recruitment@fera.co.uk


We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at recruitment@fera.co.uk and we'll get back to you.


At Fera, we're making the world a better, healthier and safer place. We're a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and we're working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health, crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.

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