About Us
Oxford Nanopore is a global technology company at the forefront of DNA and RNA sequencing. Our technology is used by researchers, clinicians and scientists around the world to tackle some of the biggest challenges in healthcare, life sciences and environmental research.
If you are looking for a graduate accounting role that offers meaningful responsibility, structured professional development and exposure to a complex international environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Accounting Hub
The Accounting Hub is responsible for delivering high-quality financial accounting, financial control and statutory reporting activities across multiple international entities within the Oxford Nanopore Group.
The team works closely with Group Reporting, Technical Accounting, Tax, Finance Operations, External auditors and Finance Systems teams giving you exposure to a broad range of accounting disciplines from the start of your career.
What you'll be doing:
You'll support activities including:
- Month-end close and financial accounting
- Journal preparation and review
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Intercompany accounting
- Statutory reporting support
- Audit preparation and audit requests
- Financial controls and process documentation
- BlackLine reconciliations and close activities
- Process improvement and automation initiatives
- Group Reporting and consolidation support
- Working with colleagues and service providers across multiple global entities
Over time you'll develop from supporting activities under supervision to taking ownership of designated entities and accounting processes.
What we're looking for:
We're interested in graduates who:
- Have recently completed, or are about to complete, a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business or another numerate discipline
- Are interested in pursuing a professional accounting qualification (ACCA)
- Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Possess excellent attention to detail
- Enjoy learning and taking ownership of new challenges
- Are confident communicating with colleagues across different teams and countries
- Are motivated to develop a long-term career in finance and accounting
We welcome applications from candidates with or without previous finance experience.
What you'll receive
- Structured ACCA development pathway
- Funded professional qualification support
- Practical accounting experience from day one
- Exposure to IFRS reporting and multinational finance operations
- Mentoring and coaching from experienced finance professionals
- Experience working with systems including Dynamics 365 and BlackLine
- Genuine progression opportunities as both your experience and the Accounting Hub continue to grow
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working
We encourage early applications, as this role may close sooner than advertised due to high level of interest
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
- Recently completed or currently completing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or another numerate discipline
- Interested in pursuing the ACCA professional accounting qualification
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confident communication with colleagues across teams and countries
- Previous finance experience
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.
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