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)
The NLS Finance Manager will report to the Finance Director (Assure & NLS) and act as a key finance business partner to National Laboratories for the duration of the fixed term contract.
This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment, ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and delivering meaningful insight to support better decision-making.
You’ll work closely with business and Group Finance teams to strengthen reporting, drive performance visibility, and support key planning cycles.
What the role involves
You’ll take ownership of core finance activity across NLS, including:
- Business partnering & insight – working closely with stakeholders to provide clear, actionable financial insight and support decision-making
- Performance reporting – owning weekly and monthly reporting, improving accuracy, quality and depth of analysis
- Planning cycles – supporting the strategic plan, annual budget, and quarterly forecasts end-to-end
- Project & resource tracking – overseeing project accounting, utilisation metrics, and cost performance
- Financial control – managing overhead cost centres, P&L reviews, and balance sheet processes
- Commercial & funding support – contributing to pricing, tenders, and R&D claims
- Driving improvement – enhancing reporting tools and dashboards (e.g. Tableau) to deliver better business insight
You’ll also support wider NLS and Group Finance initiatives where needed.
QualificationsWhat you’ll bring
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in financial reporting, FP&A or business partnering roles
- Strong commercial awareness; able to translate financial data into clear business insight
- Confident stakeholder management, able to work effectively across finance and operational teams
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and capable of managing multiple priorities
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g. modelling, reporting, data analysis)
- A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to quickly get up to speed and deliver in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Experience in project or cost accounting environments
- Exposure to systems such as IFS, SAP Business Objects or Tableau
You’ll be someone who can quickly embed into a new environment, build credibility with stakeholders, and deliver value from day one.
Additional InformationWhy 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
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in financial reporting, FP&A or business partnering roles
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate financial data into business insight
- Confident stakeholder management across finance and operational teams
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Advanced Excel skills (modelling, reporting, data analysis)
- Proactive, self-starting approach able to deliver in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in project or cost accounting environments
- Exposure to systems such as IFS, SAP Business Objects or 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.
