LGC Assure & NLS is part of the LGC Group, united by our purpose: Science for a Safer World.
We provide assurance and scientific expertise across global food, healthcare, and regulated markets through:
- BRCGS – supply chain assurance solutions (London)
- INFORMED – testing and certification programmes (Cambridge)
- National Laboratories & Science (NLS) – scientific services supporting UK Government, industry, and academia (Guildford & Twickenham)
This is a hybrid role with regular travel between our London (Victoria), Guildford and Twickenham locations, typically 2-3 days per week onsite.
The NLS Accountant will support the financial reporting and planning activities of the NLS business unit. Working closely with the Business and Group Finance/Analytics colleagues to drive improvements in reporting accuracy, quality, efficiency, depth and insight.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties:
- Owning weekly/monthly business performance reporting processes. Working closely with the business to ensure delivery of accurate and insightful reporting, commentary and variance analysis in a timely, efficient and effective manner
- Ownership of overheads cost centre accounting (journal posting, P&L review, BS reconciliation). Co-ordination of monthly balance sheet review process.
- Owning monthly cost modelling process for GMG, including providing summary analytics of position, variances, changes, risks and opportunities.
- Work with cost owners to drive accurate forecasts and identify efficiencies.
- Provide financial modelling support for project work, including transition, exit, change control and new business.
- Drive movement to standardised models, rate cards and activity based costing/pricing.
- Supporting the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting activities - including inputs, process and outputs
- Ad-hoc journals / review / support for the business as required
- Ad-hoc project support to priority NLS & Group Finance initiatives
Essential Knowledge & Qualifications:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Experience in a financial reporting, FP&A or business partnering role desirable
- Strong financial modelling skills
- Strong business & commercial acumen and stakeholder management
- Confident in MS Excel techniques (report building, analytics, pivot tables etc)
- Experience within project accounting, cost accounting or scientific/manufacturing environments would be advantageous.
- Experience in using systems such as IFS, Business Objects & Tableau preferred
Behavioural & Interpersonal Competencies:
- Resonate and operate in line with LGC’s core values: Passion, Curiosity, Integrity, Brilliance, and Respect
- Personable, with a strong commitment to team outcomes
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Self-starter. Able to get up to speed quickly and operate effectively in a demanding environment
- Personally credible, taking responsibility and ownership
- Organised and good attention to detail
Why Join Us?
- Work in a mission-led organisation making a tangible impact on global food and consumer safety.
- Be part of a collaborative, purposeful team that recognises and celebrates contribution.
- Enjoy varied, high-visibility work with room to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Hybrid working, competitive salary and benefits, and opportunities for professional development across the wider LGC Group.
Equal opportunities
At LGC, we foster a culture of inclusion and collaboration. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.
For more information about us, please visit www.lgcassure.com
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Skills Required
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Experience in financial reporting, FP&A or business partnering
- Strong financial modelling skills
- Strong business and commercial acumen and stakeholder management
- Confident in MS Excel techniques (report building, analytics, pivot tables)
- Experience within project accounting, cost accounting or scientific/manufacturing environments
- Experience using systems such as IFS, Business Objects and Tableau
LGC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LGC and has not been reviewed or approved by LGC.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
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What We Do
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
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