A VC backed BioTech with a focus on the circular economy. The business are seeking a Part-Time Finance Director, likely 3 or 4 days per week, to take them through a Series B funding round and grow the finance function around significant scale up.

The organisation have been running for over 15 years and are at commercialisation stage, this role will involve working with Grant and investor funding as well as being hands on building the team.

The Role - (4 days per week)

• Full responsibility for the accounting function, including managing 1 and building the accounting team
• Attending board meetings and reporting to Chief Exec/MD
• Financial analysis with particular focus on cash flow
• R&D credits
• Grant and investor funding
• Ownership of corporate finance - particularly in regard to advancing to series B funding.
• Building relationships with senior stakeholders, presenting financial information to the board
• Ongoing process improvement and implementation
• Building banking relationships and growing business operations

The Candidate

• A qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Senior level experience
• Exposure to building banking relationships and broad investment strategies
• Experience with raising finance - exposure to Grant funding will be highly desirable
• Desire to work in growing business within the BioTech sector
• Happy to work in tech type culture

The opportunity will ideally be for 4 days per week, reporting to the Chief Exec/MD. There is flexibility as to whether that is done as reduced hours over 4/5 days or 3/4 full days

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