Senior Manager, Financial Controls

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At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Financial Controls to join the Finance team. In this role, you will drive the financial control framework across our global business (UK, France & US) inclusive of documentation, policies, procedures, process flows and risk registers, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• The design and continual monitoring of the Group’s financial control framework ensuring ICFR Compliance across our global locations (UK, US and France) to ensure key controls are resilient, proportionate and effective.
• Ensure proportionate oversight in second-, and first-line financial controls are in place across
• Accurate reporting on the control’s environment to the CFO/GFC & Audit Committee.
• Ensuring the ongoing review and continuous improvement and of processes and controls across the Group.
• Leading the investigation, review and recommendations following a material error, omissions of evidence or lack of oversight with regards to key financial controls across the Group
• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders to ensure the Board is in a position to make the required risk and internal controls declarations.
• Liaise with external auditors to assist their understanding of the ICFR ahead of the annual and interim audit process and work with the to ensure appropriate documentation in place to allow timely closure between visits.
• The co-ordination of risk management forums across OXB.
• Ownership of the Audit Committee Report and principal risk sections of the Annual Report.

We are looking for:

•  Educated to Degree level in Finance or Science, or hold the equivalent level of work experience
• Qualified to CA, ACCA or ACA or equivalent
• Experience working in a professional services firm with hands on experience of challenging processes and controls environments
• Demonstratable experience in SOX & COSO frameworks.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of financial controls, IT general controls & data interrogation techniques.
• Demonstrable experience in deploying and designing risk based, commercially proportionate financial controls
• The ability to understanding the financial reporting and processes in a complex business environment.
• Good knowledge and ability to stay current on new technical literature and emerging best practice applicable to the internal control process from whichever source (e.g., FCA, FRC, IIA, PCAOB, SEC, etc.),
• Good knowledge of ERP systems processes and transactions

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

Why Join Us?

• 💸 Competitive total reward packages
• 🧘 Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health
• 🚀 Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
• 🤝 Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• 🧪 State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities
• 🌍 A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we’re future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.

Ready to Make a Difference?

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