Senior Finance Business Partner - 12 Month FTC

Achilles Therapeutics is a fast paced, trail blazing biotech company developing T cell therapies with a technology platform to deliver these precise personalised therapies for oncology indications.

We are focused on bringing our ground-breaking science from initial idea to personalised treatment in order to improve the lives of patients suffering from cancer.

As no-one has done what we are doing before, there is no playbook to copy. This means we must innovate, adapt and collaborate across our organisation, working together to solve novel problems. This entrepreneurial spirit and approach runs through our company and those who thrive here are able to cope with anything that is thrown at them, enjoy ambiguity and thrive on making things happen even when there is not a detailed brief.

Role Summary

This role is an integral part of the Finance function as it evolves to support the growth plans of the business.

The individual will work closely with team to ensure that FP&A function oversees a robust budget setting and reforecasting process to manage Board, Investor and other key stakeholder expectations appropriately.

Furthermore, the induvial will be a key business partner providing insights to support decision making and analysis to key business units.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for timely and accurate reporting to budget holders across the Clinical, R&D, Manufacturing and Corporate business units. Understanding drivers of month end results and provide meaningful commentary and insights vs forecast/budget
• Business partner with budget holders to proactively provide finance support on key projects and ad hoc analysis
• Conduct due diligence analysis on key suppliers and highlight areas of business and financial risk
• Work closely with Director to generate the narrative and insight that forms part of the management, CEO, Investor and Board reporting packs
• Support the Director in the development of annual budget and long-range forecast models