About Us
We are a team of passionate individuals, developing ground-breaking biological solutions to sustainably and safely control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock. We do this work to improve lives and livelihoods around the world in the face of growing threats that pests pose to human health and the global food supply.
Whilst what we do relates to developing pest control technologies, our organisation is about people and in its service to people.
We are strongly committed to a set of values, principles, and behaviours, and foster a culture of trust, respect, creativity, and accountability. Click here to learn more and click here to read our CEO's blog on trust and our culture.
Purpose of the Job
You will be responsible for the preparation of forward-looking financial projections, including company and project budgets, and for the reporting of actual results against these forecasts; providing full financial support to the Program Managers for the creation, reporting and submission of all collaboration and grant funding to the funding organisations. You will also prepare ad-hoc financial analyses in support of new prospective company initiatives.
This is a key role focused on planning and reporting, newly defined as part of the restructure of our small Finance team. It will require effective communication and proactive interfacing with many people across the business, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
* Preparing the annual budget and half-year reforecast in line with corporate goals;
* Producing and reviewing with budget holders the monthly results by department and program and producing summarized reports for ELT (Actual v Budget);
* Partnering with Program Managers to prepare budgets for R&D programs and field trials typically covering several reporting periods and including FTEs and costs across departments in support of external funding requests;
* Supporting the Brazilian Finance team as required to update the commercial Path-to-Profit forecast which includes absorption costing relating to the company's manufacturing facility;
* Integrating the Path-to-Profit into the suite of company budgets and forecasts;
* Producing financial analysis of proposed changes to the business such as creation of new business units, fundraises by subsidiaries and mergers, acquisitions and divestments;
* Assisting with the creation of presentations to the CEO and senior managers;
* Reviewing existing processes and tools, recommending improvements and implementing agreed developments;
* Providing cover, as required, for other activities of Finance Team members (Financial Accountant, Finance Manager Brazil);
* Providing training to team members to build out FP&A knowledge and understanding and to enable others to cover this role as required;
* Supporting the CFO and Group Finance Director with ad hoc requests.
Skills, Experience, and Education Requirements
* In depth experience of Excel modelling;
* Qualified or nearly qualified CIMA/ACCA;
* Strong written and oral communication skills including competence in PowerPoint;
* Solid experience of FP&A / Business Partnering;
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
* Strong financial modelling skills;
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to competing and evolving demands;
* Diligent and well-organised with high attention to detail and clear presentation;
* Self-starter with experience of working in a small team.
Behavioural Requirements
* Committed to and passionate for the Oxitec mission and values;
* Responsive to the needs of an international business working across different time zones, adapting working patterns in-line with business requirements;
* Positive, humble, co-operative and professional always;
* Works with a sense of urgency, and solves things promptly;
* Resilient and persistent in an innovative and constantly changing environment.