Finance Business Partner - Special Projects - (2 year FTC)

LGC; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Business Partner for Special Projects, where you will play a pivotal role in strategic financial planning and analysis. This exciting position involves collaborating with senior stakeholders to deliver comprehensive financial support for high-impact initiatives. You will leverage your M&A expertise and analytical skills to develop detailed financial forecasts, support strategy development, and ensure efficient resource allocation. If you are passionate about finance and eager to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experienced M&A professional with strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Capable of managing multiple stakeholders independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial forecasts and models for strategic planning.
• Support strategy development in e-commerce and new product development.
• Analyze headcount, costs, and efficiency gains.

Skills

M&A transaction experience

Analytical skills

Reporting skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building skills

Education

Degree: 1st or 2.1

Qualified accountant

Job description

Finance Business Partner - Special Projects - (2 year FTC)

• Full-time
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• Department: Finance

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio includes tools for genomic analysis and quality assurance applications, valued for their performance, quality, and range.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director (Special Projects) with a secondary reporting line to the relevant Business Unit Finance Director, this role will coordinate the timely delivery of all finance inputs required from the Business Unit in support of LGC’s strategic planning and development programs.

The finance inputs and timing will be determined by Group Finance, in consultation with Business Unit Finance Directors. This role will deliver these either directly or through the relevant Business Unit Finance team and/or Analytics business partners, with final signoff by the Business Unit Finance Director.

The role involves interaction with senior stakeholders, including Group and Business Unit Finance teams, SLT members, other functions, and external advisors, to ensure comprehensive financial support for strategic initiatives and due diligence processes.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Developing detailed financial forecasts and models for strategic planning.
2. Explaining key performance trends across financial statements.
3. Supporting strategy development in areas like e-commerce, regional growth, and new product development.
4. Analyzing headcount, costs, and efficiency gains.
5. Supporting commercial due diligence with market and customer data analysis.
6. Reviewing M&A track record and synergy delivery.

The role also involves preparing responses to investor Q&A and supporting due diligence activities. The ideal candidate is an experienced M&A professional with strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills, capable of working independently and managing multiple stakeholders.

Specific requirements include:

• Degree: 1st or 2.1
• M&A transaction experience, including due diligence and integration.
• Qualified accountant.
• Strong reporting, analytical, and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Our values are: PASSION, CURIOSITY, INTEGRITY, BRILLIANCE, RESPECT.

LGC is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.