Assistant Financial Accountant

Oxford Instruments; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking a motivated Assistant Financial Accountant to support their Group Finance team. This hybrid role involves assisting with group consolidations, preparing management accounts, and collaborating with international finance teams. Ideal for someone looking to grow in a dynamic, international environment, the position offers competitive benefits and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Cycle to work

Income protection

Employee Discounts

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA preferred).
• Experience in group finance and consolidations.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly and year-end group consolidations.
• Support the preparation of management and statutory accounts.
• Maintain and update the group’s consolidation system.

Skills

Communication

Analytical abilities

Detail-oriented

Collaborative mindset

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA preferred)

Tools

IBM Controller

Concur expense system

Job description

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At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image, analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

Join Oxford Instruments, a global leader in high-tech tools and systems for industry and scientific research. From quantum technologies to advanced materials and life sciences, we help customers push the boundaries of innovation.

We are seeking a motivated Assistant Financial Accountant to support our Group Finance team. This role is ideal for someone looking to grow their career in a dynamic, international environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with monthly and year-end group consolidations
• Support the preparation of management and statutory accounts
• Maintain and update the group’s consolidation system (IBM Controller)
• Collaborate with international finance teams to ensure accurate reporting
• Prepare weekly revenue and order reports
• Manage the Concur expense system and respond to staff queries

What We’re Looking For:

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA preferred)
• Experience in group finance and consolidations
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach with a collaborative mindset

At Oxford Instruments, we are proud of the environment that we have created. We hope that by joining us, you will discover why people stay with our business for so long and have such a significant impact on our globally growing success story.

This role is a hybrid role with the main location being Tubney Woods, Abingdon. We work from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and finish at 1:00 pm on Fridays, allowing you to start your weekend early.

Other Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Cycle to work
• Income protection
• Employee Discounts
• Life assurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Note to recruitment agencies: Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.