CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability.
Through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products.
From health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place.
To provide effective, accurate and timely management information that supports and aids financial strategy.
To act as a trusted point of contact, using your financial expertise and problem-solving skills to lead, advise and constructively challenge financial performance to deliver effective budgetary control and financial forecasting information.
To proactively build and manage effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing high quality financial analysis to support and drive decision-making, whilst ensuring compliance to funding and financial reporting requirements.
Key responsibilities
To manage with PRIDE; leading by example and role modelling the desired behaviours to exemplify our Company values and line manager principles, promoting an ethical, positive company culture. To empower our people to challenge the status quo to deliver incredible work.
To maintain consistent and documented compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Data Integrity (DI), quality and best practice requirements.
To develop and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
To assist in the development of financial systems, policies and procedures as directed by the Finance Director to ensure they comply fully with all legal and regulatory requirements and codes of practice/conduct.
To ensure the policies, procedures and practices of the Finance Team remain up-to-date and compliant.
To keep up to date with developments in all financial areas relevant to role.
To support the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director with ad-hoc activities as required.
Role specific responsibilities
To act as key finance contact for the relevant business unit, supporting and guiding internal and external stakeholders to make financially informed and compliant decisions in a timely manner.
To produce and develop the monthly business unit reports to the agreed reporting timetable, that reflect the financial performance of business units and includes meaningful commentary to support key decision-making.
To establish budget holder meetings with key stakeholders on a periodic basis to discuss and constructively challenge variances, reviewing all costs and commitments to ensure accurate quarterly forecasting information can be collated and supplied to the Management Accountant.
To lead the annual mid-year review and budget setting process for the respective business units, in order to support and feed into the CPI-wide Budget compilation by the Management Accountant.
To ensure the production of robust, quality information including various project and cost reports, reviewing these proactively with internal stakeholders, highlighting and investigating variances.
Production and issue of other relevant ad-hoc financial and project progress reporting as required by technology teams.
To communicate financial information and guidance in a clear and non-technical manner to non finance colleagues in the business units, acting as the interface or “translator” between finance and operations.
To work closely with the Grant Accountant to ensure forecasting and budgets is compliant with funding regulations.
To support month end process by running necessary reconciliations and posting month end journals.
Education / qualifications
Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a Finance or Business-related subject or possess subsequent relevant experience.
Knowledge and experience
Demonstrates competence with accounting software.
Excellent analytical and numerical abilities with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Experience with privately funded projects.
Experience with privately funded projects.
Excellent communication skills.
At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:
Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
Generous pension scheme
Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
Flexible working
Learning and Development Opportunities
Free parking
Find out more about our culture and benefits.