We are recruiting for an Interim part-time Finance Manager (three days per week) on an initial six month contract, with potential for extension.
This is a highly impactful role that will give the successful candidate ownership of many elements of the financial operations of the business.

Responsibilities:

MONTH END AND ANNUAL REPORTING CYCLES
Reporting to the CFO to manage and deliver on month end results and reports
Producing monthly management accounts and delivering variance analysis
Managing a cash flow forecast to understand business liquidity
Managing the budgeting & forecasting processes for the business
Managing external audit processes
Maintaining fixed asset records including capitalizations, amortization and disposals

TRANSACTIONAL SUPPORT WORKS
Overseeing all transaction processing
Managing the approvals of all major procurements
Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
Supporting the company’s banking relationships
Maintaining and improving financial controls

OTHER PROJECTS
Leading certain small financial projects from time to time

The successful candidate for this Interim Finance Manager role will be ACA or ACCA qualified with a demonstrated background in operational finance, with experience owning month end processes. You will have a strong background in management accounting and prior experience with Xero coupled with excellent excel skills are essential.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role with real ownership of the day-to-day financial operations. You’ll be part of a close-knit core team of 13, based on a buzzing, collaborative campus that’s home to 45 life sciences businesses, from early-stage start-ups to established organisations driving innovation in therapeutics.

As a not-for-profit life sciences campus, SBC has supported innovation in healthcare since 2012. Co-located with GSK and home to the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and LifeArc, SBC has helped its occupiers raise over £4bn in funding, with seven major exits to date.

Day Rate: £350 (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months (potential for extension)
Closing date: 22 August 2025

You'll enjoy:
A friendly, inclusive team culture
Free tea and coffee
Two campus cafés
Fitness centre
Woodland walking circuit
20 mins to London, 40 mins to Cambridge
Free station shuttle (16x per day!)
The Corner Room wellbeing space