Finance Manager

Perceptive Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization in Nottingham is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial data preparation and analysis, manage forecasting and budgeting processes, and ensure compliance and revenue recognition. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in finance, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to work at an organization dedicated to advancing clinical research.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday

Health Cash Plan

Generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution

Life assurance

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Solid professional experience in the same or very similar role.
• Proven line management and leadership management.
• Experience communicating progress to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review financial data for analysis.
• Manage forecasting and budgeting process.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition and compliance with SOX controls.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical thinking

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Critical thinking

Initiative and adaptability

Education

Professional experience in finance

Leadership experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

We’re on a mission to change the future of clinical research. At Perceptive, we help the biopharmaceutical industry bring medical treatments to the market, faster. Our mission is to change the world but to do this, we need people like you.## ## Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:**YOURSELF** • 25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy more)**HEALTH** • Health Cash Plan • Optional private health, dental insurance, and health screens • Cycle to work scheme**WEALTH** • Generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution • Life assurance • Season ticket loan**About the role**The role of Finance Manager requires the ability to prepare and review financial data in order to provide analysis and insight to help drive results. Managing the forecasting the budgeting process for the business unit. The role requires a high level of professionalism and the ability to accomplish objectives with little supervision. Responsibilities will include ensuring accurate revenue recognition on projects, compliance with SOX controls, financial planning and control over costs and margins. Also responsible for managing delivery of budgets and forecasts for respective areas, together with required financial reporting of actual performance, drivers and driving business actions to maximize EBITDA performance.**Key Accountabilities:****Business Skills*** Demonstrates effective communication skills, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.* Applies, current financial and accounting standards, policies and controls to mitigate risks between business / unit function goals and accounting. plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets.* Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach.* Plans own work and that of others* Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives and provide guidance where required to support business leaders.* Simplification of complex situations and drives operational planning process and forecasting.* Proactively engages and challenge the business unit to achieve financial and business goals.* Provides accurate and transparent timely financial analysis driving opportunities to optimise performance through ongoing assessment of function cost, KPI and operational P&L.* Monitors project financial KPI and identify areas of improvement. Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organisation.* Provide accurate, transparent, and timely financial analysis on consolidated results to support leadership in the decision-making process* Clearly articulate financial implications of business decisions to assist in the proactive management of profitability, costs, efficiencies, resources, and provide impact analysis on revenue, costs and metrics* Proactively provide performance optimization recommendations to the functional stakeholders and follows through to deliver timely resolution* Solve underlying cause of a problem by asking the right questions and involving the right stakeholders* Analyze and report on relevant and impactful set of financial & operational metrics* Support organizational process and system improvement opportunities by participating in change initiatives* Drive for Results: Proactively identify and inform stakeholders about opportunities and risks to improve efficiency and profitability.* Conduct crucial and challenging conversations to protect profitability and ethics.**Knowledge*** Proficient in a specialist area & commercially aware understanding how to improve internal policies and processes that have legal and regulatory requirements.* Develop and direct the implementation and monitoring of compliance ensuring best practice is disseminated.* Present complex financial information to technical and non-technical audiences* Able to apply knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and contributes to the development of others.* Maintains an awareness of developing practices and the application and is able to drive own development**Financial management*** Monitors and maintains all required financial records for compliance and audit to all agreed requirements.* Assists all other areas of IT with their financial tasks, especially in the areas of identification of process, service, project and component costs and the calculation and subsequent reduction of all IT service, project, component and process failures.* Contributes to financial planning and budgeting.* Collates required financial data and reports for analysis and to facilitate decision making**Performance management*** Provides leadership and managements to a global team* Determines, delegate and allocate management responsibilities and work across teams.* Sets performance objectives, coaching, supporting and monitors progress against agreed quality and performance criteria and local legislations/policies. Monitoring and address progress accordingly.* Initiates, develops and monitors effective performance management processes.* Mentors and influences individuals in consideration of their career opportunities and contribution to the organisation.* Ensure all people related KPI’s and activities are consistently and fully achieved.**Complexity*** Work includes a broad range of complex technical / professional activities in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues.**Relationship Management*** Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.* Translates communications / stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.* Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.* Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.* Facilitates business decision-making processes.**Influence*** Influences customers, suppliers and partners at account level. May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism.* Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.* Collaborates regularly with team members, users and customers.* Provide strong financial leadership to the service line and/or functional team, ensuring robust decision making, good financial control and great financial planning**Skills:*** Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, confident presenter* Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail* Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment* Demonstratable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks* Shows initiative and self-confidence, is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities* Ability to identify and implement process improvements* Proactively participates in skills improvement training and encourages their teams to participate* Ability to operate collaboratively within a global team environment* Shows initiative Proven ability of using Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel & PowerPoint)* Ability to effectively delegate work to team members* Takes ownership and responsibility and proactive in approach* Builds very strong influential relationships with key stakeholders and business leaders.* Proven ability to develop and lead a high-quality team of financial professionals**Knowledge and Experience:*** Solid professional experience in the same or very similar role* Proven line management and leadership management* Proven experience managing and leading mentoring colleagues* Experience using tools to communicate progress to Stakeholders* Understanding of Agile methodologies