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Your mission
This is a fixed-term contract ending in October 2026, to cover a period of maternity leave.
As Financial Controller at Engitix, you will play a critical leadership role at the heart of our finance function. You’ll be responsible for safeguarding the company’s financial integrity, ensuring accurate reporting, and driving continuous improvement across our systems and processes.
Your mission
This is a fixed-term contract ending in October 2026, to cover a period of maternity leave.
As Financial Controller at Engitix, you will play a critical leadership role at the heart of our finance function. You’ll be responsible for safeguarding the company’s financial integrity, ensuring accurate reporting, and driving continuous improvement across our systems and processes.
This is more than a technical role; it’s an opportunity to influence decision-making, support business growth, and shape the financial foundation of one of the UK’s most exciting biotech companies.
You’ll also lead and develop a small team (currently 1 FTE), working closely with colleagues across the organization and managing outsourced service providers.
Key Responsibilities
Financial operations
* Lead automation of accounts payable, receivable, payroll, and expense workflows to enable efficient ‘one-touch’ processing and ensure timely, accurate payments
* Manage tax and treasury operations in collaboration with advisors and banks, ensuring timely submissions of R&D tax credits, VAT returns, and optimising working capital using weekly cash flow forecasts.
* Develop and maintain scalable finance IT infrastructure to automate routine processes and support company growth across locations.
Recording and reporting
* Maintain financial records in a fit-for-purpose general ledger supported by subledgers as necessary, acting as a single source of truth. Ensure integration with procurement (Amici) and time-tracking (Actitime) systems.
* Implement a standardised month-end close process with a 3-working-day target.
* Performance reporting:
* Year-to-date actuals versus budget, quarterly and full-year forecast reporting at company and department levels (P&L, cashflow, and where applicable, balance sheet).
* Support partnership project managers with budgeting, cost tracking, invoicing, and recharging of project-related expenses.
Controls and compliance
* Design and operate proportionate financial controls that safeguard assets and financial integrity.
* Maintain a robust internal control framework that ensures compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligations.
* Manage the audit process to deliver an unqualified audit opinion, providing all necessary technical accounting support.
Your profile
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
* A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the drive to improve systems and processes
* Strong curiosity and attention to detail to identify and resolve issues/explain variances
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial matters to non-finance stakeholders
* Experience in a small company environment; experience in biotech or pharma is highly desirable
Why us?
* Be part of a motivated, dynamic team driving cutting-edge drug discovery
* Proudly named in the Sunday Times inaugural Tech100 list, recognizing the UK’s most innovative and fast-growing tech companies
* Continuous opportunities to learn, lead and grow your professional skills
* State-of-the-art offices at The Westworks, White City London
* Competitive reward package including private medical insurance, bonus, pension, and much more!
About Us
Engitix is a growing biotech company based in White City Place, West London. We are dedicated to developing better therapies for advanced fibrosis and solid tumours by leveraging our pioneering extracellular matrix (ECM) platform. Our platform allows the synthesis of realistic in vitro 3D models that serve as tools to transform our ability to identify new targets and biomarkers, determine mechanisms of action and more accurately predict the efficacy of therapeutic candidates.
Join us today in our mission to create a healthier future for patients with life-threatening diseases such as fibrosis and cancer.
Seniority level
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Mid-Senior level
Employment type
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Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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Business Consulting and Services
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