Commercial Finance Director- 18 month fixed term contract

Commercial Finance Director - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Finance Director - Commercial & Digital is responsible for overseeing Global Revenue encompassing reporting, budgeting and forecasting as well as leading the team partnering with 4 VP's and their respective functions. This covers Sales, Service & Marketing; Portfolio; Strategy & Strategic Partners and Digital, and all associated OPEX and business partnering requirements.

This position reports to the CFO and is initially on an 18 month contract, you will be part of the FP&A team located in Cambridge, UK and will be on-site. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Leading & Developing: As part of the Finance Leadership team, lead and continue to develop a high functioning team of 6 Finance Professionals, providing clear finance leadership and partnering to the four key functional areas of the business.
2. Business Partnering & Influencing: Build strong relationships with key business leaders and their teams to drive the execution of their strategic objectives and provide financial expertise. Partner with these teams to build robust plans to deliver revenue and margin goals. Identify risks and opportunities to strategic success, leveraging internal networks and commercial experience to influence and move to action to mitigate/realise R&O. Be a key influential partner in a complex commercial business environment that ranges from fully automated e-commerce processes to human touch key account management processes to customised partnership models that include research & development and antibody sales.
3. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead and drive the revenue and opex budgeting and forecasting process through the team, to empower and enable them to effectively partner business functions to build the most robust and accurate plans.
4. Financial Controls: Ensure appropriate SOX compliant controls are in place for our revenue recognition requirements.
5. Embedding Commercial Tools: Develop with the team appropriate commercial models and tools to support the business to deliver insightful analytics to continue to drive revenue growth and profitability.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Qualified accountant
• Proven experience in a similar role.
• 8 years of leadership experience
• Strong understanding of financial principles and accounting standards.
• Proficiency in financial planning systems and tools.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Some travel to our Global Offices may be required.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.