Finance Business Partner

Flagship Pioneering; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A biotechnology innovation firm is seeking a Finance Business Partner in Cambridge, UK. This role involves managing financial operations, supporting decision-making, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in finance within the life sciences industry, with a deep understanding of budgeting and forecasting. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing team focused on transformative health solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of financial and accounting experience in the life sciences / biotechnology industry.
• Experience in a company that has completed a successful IPO is a plus.
• Proven track record of defining financial processes and tools that improve decision making.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and track annual budgets and updated monthly forecasts.
• Manage cash forecasts and ensure team is aware of financial runway.
• Drive specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Budget management

Project management

Strong presentation skills

Business acumen

Education

BS/BA in accounting or finance

MBA and/or CPA preferred

Job description

Company Summary:
Quotient Therapeutics develops breakthrough medicines informed by natural somatic genetic diversity present in patients. Through our work in somatic genomics, we are forging a new status quo for biopharma research and development across a broad pipeline of internal and partnered programs. We are a privately held, early-stage company and are an equal opportunity employer.

The company was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovative enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Flagship Pioneering has created over 100 groundbreaking companies over the past twenty years, all of which are pioneering novel and proprietary biological, industrial, and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability.

Position Summary:

Quotient is seeking a Finance Business Partner to work as a strategic member of the Quotient team. This person will act as an advisor to company leaders while also managing day-to-day US and UK financial operations including financial forecasting and reporting, analysis of results, cash runway oversight, ad hoc analysis to support business decisions, office administration, and technology.

We are looking for someone who is excited to be part of a growing, science-driven company and will work closely across the business partners and leadership team as well as with the accounting and other support teams located in Boston, MA. The ideal candidate operates with a growth mindset, pays attention to detail, and has a deep-rooted desire to achieve excellence. Being collaborative is key – in this function, there will be many interactions with other leaders at Quotient, such as those in the research, strategy, project management, IT, and administrative team. This role is based in the vicinity of Cambridge, UK OR Cambridge, MA and will be primarily based on site. All applicants will require permission to work in the UK or US.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and track annual budgets and updated monthly forecasts
• Create and deliver management financial reports and analyses
• Manage cash forecasts and ensure team is aware of financial runway
• Support accounting team for UK tax and compliance
• Work collaboratively across the Quotient and Flagship teams, especially with the COO and Head of Finance to ensure financial models support fundraising and other strategic initiatives as well as working closely with the Accounting, IT, HR, and other administrative teams
• Support development of board reports and other ad hoc reports/analyses
• Drive specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up, such as system implementations and updates and business process improvements
• Ensure financial processes and systems are ready to support future growth

Requirements:

• 8+ years of financial and accounting experience in the life sciences / biotechnology industry. Experience in a company that has completed a successful IPO is a plus
• BS/BA in accounting or finance; MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Strong business acumen; proven ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge assumptions and interpret the strategy and priorities of the organization in financial terms
• Excellent project management / consultative skills with demonstrated track record and ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills to succinctly and effectively deliver recommendations to senior leaders; frames complex concepts
• Proven track record of defining processes and putting in place financial analyses and tools that improve decision making

About Flagship

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds bioplatform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 companies.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.