As a not-for-profit life sciences campus, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) has supported innovation in healthcare since 2012. Co-located with GSK and home to the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and LifeArc, SBC has helped its occupiers raise over £4bn in funding, with seven major exits to date.
We are recruiting for an Interim part-time Finance Manager (three days per week) on an initial six-month contract, with potential for extension.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role with real ownership of the day-to-day financial operations, from month-end reporting and budgeting to audit management and cash flow forecasting.
You’ll be part of a close-knit core team of 13, based on a buzzing, collaborative campus that’s home to 45 life sciences businesses, from early-stage start-ups to established organisations driving innovation in therapeutics.
Responsibilities:
MONTH END AND ANNUAL REPORTING CYCLES
- Reporting to the CFO to manage and deliver on month end results and reports
- Producing monthly management accounts and delivering variance analysis
- Managing a cash flow forecast to understand business liquidity
- Managing the budgeting & forecasting processes for the business
- Managing external audit processes
- Maintaining fixed asset records including capitalizations, amortization and disposals
TRANSACTIONAL SUPPORT WORKS
- Overseeing all transaction processing
- Managing the approvals of all major procurements
- Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
- Supporting the company’s banking relationships
- Maintaining and improving financial controls
OTHER PROJECTS
- Leading certain small financial projects from time to time
The successful candidate for this Interim Finance Manager role will be ACA or ACCA qualified with a demonstrated background in operational finance, with experience owning month end processes. You will have a strong background in management accounting and prior experience with Xero coupled with excellent excel skills are essential.
You’ll enjoy:
A friendly, inclusive team culture
Free tea and coffee
Two campus cafés
Fitness centre
Woodland walking circuit
Great connectivity: 20 mins to London, 40 mins to Cambridge by rail
Free station shuttle (16x per day!) and free parking on site
Access to The Corner Room wellbeing space featuring pool tables, futsal, board games and more
Day Rate: £350 (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months (potential for extension)
Application process: Please email your CV and covering letter to CFO and Interim CEO Andrew Waters via email: Andrew.waters@stevenagecatalyst.com
Closing date: 22 August 2025
