Financial Accountant – Subsidiary Accounting
Oxford | Hybrid
6-Month Contract
Oxford Nanopore is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to join the Finance team in Oxford on a 6-month contract. Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting & Financial Operations, this is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on maintaining accurate entity-level accounts, ensuring continuity of financial control and reporting, and supporting statutory and month-end processes across multiple UK and overseas subsidiaries.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform end-to-end month-end close for assigned subsidiaries, including posting journals and delivering accurate trial balances to Group Reporting deadlines
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies promptly to maintain strong internal controls
- Compile first-draft statutory accounts and audit schedules for covered entities, coordinating with external auditors to ensure smooth and timely audits
- Ensure all entity transactions comply with IFRS and ONT accounting policies, liaising with Technical Accounting for guidance on complex or unusual entries
- Provide clear variance analysis and explanations to support consolidated reporting
- Maintain strong internal controls and ensure audit-ready documentation
- Support process continuity, keeping documentation accurate and up to date
- Contribute to process improvements where appropriate, including efficiency, automation, and standardisation initiatives
- Work closely with Group Reporting, AP/AR teams, overseas bookkeepers, and Finance Business Partners to resolve issues and provide information, supporting a seamless record-to-report process
- Document process changes and produce a comprehensive handover report to facilitate a smooth transition when the permanent manager returns
Skills & Experience
Required
- ACA, ACCA (or equivalent) qualified, or finalist / near-qualified
- Proven experience managing month-end close and producing full accounts for legal entities, including statutory financial statements and audit support
- Solid technical accounting knowledge (IFRS) and general ledger controls
- High proficiency in Excel and experience using a major ERP system such as D365
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
- Self-motivated, well-organised, and able to work independently to deadlines
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Quick to learn new systems and processes
Desirable
- Top ten accounting practice training or experience in a similar group finance environment
- Experience within a multinational or shared services finance environment
- Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Blackline
- Continuous improvement mindset and flexibility to adapt during the cover period
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
Skills Required
- ACA, ACCA (or equivalent) qualified, or finalist / near-qualified
- Proven experience managing month-end close and producing full accounts for legal entities
- Solid technical accounting knowledge (IFRS) and general ledger controls
- High proficiency in Excel and experience using a major ERP system such as D365
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
- Self-motivated, well-organised, and able to work independently to deadlines
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Quick to learn new systems and processes
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Oxford Nanopore Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Insights
What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
