Ready to take the next step in your finance career?

We’re looking for a talented and driven Senior Management Accountant to join our team and play a key role in financial reporting, team leadership, and strategic support. If you're passionate about finance, process improvement, and developing and mentoring others —this could be your perfect next move.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and insightful commentary.
• Support the Finance Manager in the production of budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Oversee the integrity of financial data and ensure robust reconciliations of key accounts.
• Prepare and present management information to senior stakeholders, highlighting key trends and risks.

2. Deputising for the Head of Finance

• Act as the primary deputy for the Finance Manager, providing cover during absences and taking the lead on critical finance activities.
• Represent the Finance function at management meetings when required.
• Support strategic decision-making, business planning, and stakeholder communication.

3. Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise, coach, and develop junior accountants and finance assistants, fostering a high-performance, collaborative environment.
• Lead regular one-to-ones, set clear objectives, and support professional qualifications (e.g. ACCA/CIMA).
• Promote process improvements and best practice across the team.

4. Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and automate routine tasks across companies.
• Support system upgrades or implementations, ensuring processes remain efficient and well-documented.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards and policies

Skills and experience:

• Professional qualification in ACCA/CIMA or equivalent essential.
• Previous experience in a senior accounting role, ideally within a fast-paced or complex environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring finance team members.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI/PowerPoint or similar reporting skill is highly desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong technical accounting skills with a process improvement mindset.

About Biotage

Biotage is a global supplier and solutions partner to a wide range of customers within drug discovery and development and analytical testing. With strong expertise in separation and purification technologies, and a focus on leveraging intelligent workflow solutions, we aim to efficiently support the advancement and protection of human health. Learn more at biotage.com

What we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 paid bank holidays

• Contributory Pension Scheme (6% employer contribution)

• Flexible working hours

• Life Assurance (x4 salary)

• Long service awards

• Reward and recognition scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 remote GP service

• Annual flu jabs

• Cycle to work scheme

• Corporate discount on gym membership

• Savings and discounts

• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

• Referral incentives

• Use of the company's Cardiff City FC corporate season tickets

• Social events

• Charity fundraising and sponsorship

• Volunteering days

• Free onsite parking

• Tea and coffee provide

Salary up to £55K commensurate with experience