Finance Assistant

at  LGC Clinical Diagnostics

ABOUT LGC CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS:

LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and clinical genomics rely on LGC’s products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results.
Our operating entities include Maine Standards Company, SeraCare Life Sciences, and Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials), the Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of viral antigens and LGC Proficiency Testing a global leader in PT schemes. We operate FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine (USA), Massachusetts (USA), Maryland (USA), Tipperary (Ireland), ISO 9001-accredited facility in Oxford, UK, and Traverse City, Michigan US.
Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics.

Job Description

• Ensure the purchase order processing & purchase ledger functions are complete and up to date, including posting purchase invoices, resolving supplier queries and reconciling supplier statements
• Create supplier payments using online banking for review and approval
• Ownership of bank, credit card and Stripe account reconciliations within Xero accounts package
• Interact with other finance colleagues (in the UK and overseas) and build relationships with other departments
• Prepare and post journals eg, prepayments, accruals and month end journals
• Main fixed assets register
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts for group reporting
• Investigate material cost variances
• Review inventory quantities periodically and perform internal audit procedures
• Ad hoc tasks relating to cost management and budgetary controls

Qualifications

• AAT or equivalent qualification would be preferred
• Previous experience & good working knowledge of accounting routines
• Good knowledge & use Microsoft Office products
• Experience of Xero accounting software is desirable but not essential

Additional Information

Please refer the Job description for details