Cost Accountant at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Accounting, Inventory Management, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Excel, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis, Communication Skills, Process Improvement, Accruals and Prepayments

Industry

Biotechnology Research

Description

Cost Accountant | Oxford Nanopore Technologies 📍 Hybrid, across Oxfordshire sites. We’re looking for two Cost Accountants to join our growing Finance team at Oxford Nanopore Technologies. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting our manufacturing and production operations within a fast-paced, global biotech organisation that is transforming genomics. 🔬 About the Role As a Cost Accountant, you’ll support the Finance Business Partner – Production team, working at the intersection of finance, manufacturing, and supply chain. You’ll take ownership of key areas across inventory, cost analysis, and reporting, helping to ensure accuracy, insight, and continuous improvement in a complex production environment. 🚀 What You’ll Be Doing * Managing inventory and production balance sheet reconciliations * Supporting Finance Business Partners with regular and ad hoc analysis * Preparing month-end reports, including cost centre reporting, accruals, and prepayments * Reviewing and supporting inventory movements, journals, and workflows * Partnering with operations to review purchase orders and stock movements * Supporting stock counts and standard cost reviews to improve accuracy * Reconciling data with third-party logistics providers * Assisting with year-end accounts and audit queries * Driving process improvements and identifying efficiencies across finance operations 🧠 What We’re Looking For * Part or newly qualified ACCA / CIMA, or QBE * Around 2+ years’ experience in a similar role * Experience working with large, complex datasets in a fast-paced environment * Strong Excel skills and attention to detail * Excellent communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset Desirable: * Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or complex production environments * Familiarity with systems such as D365 or Tableau * Experience with variance analysis 🌟 Why Join Oxford Nanopore? At Oxford Nanopore, we’re on a mission to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. Our technology is transforming research, healthcare, and beyond. You’ll be joining a high-growth, innovative organisation, where you’ll gain exposure to complex manufacturing operations and have the chance to make a real impact. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. #LI-LH1 #LI-hybrid Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.

Responsibilities

The role involves managing inventory and production balance sheet reconciliations while supporting Finance Business Partners with cost analysis. Key duties include preparing month-end reports and partnering with operations to improve stock accuracy and process efficiencies.