Finance Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - orthoson

Description

About OrthoSon Limited

OrthoSon is a highly innovative, pre-clinical Medtech company spun out of the University of Oxford and based in Oxford UK.

The highly skilled, highly motivated and diverse team is developing a portfolio of mínimally invasive solutions, all based on its novelbio-inductive biomaterial platform, to restore the intervertebral disc, mechanically, biologically and sustainably.

Back pain is a global healthcare crisis, the leading cause of days lost to disability and is often caused by degeneration of the intervertebral disc.

Many of the resulting surgeries and use of opioid pain medication will be avoided with the adoption of OrthoSon'stechnology.


Position Summary
The position of Finance Assistant is a newly created part time role (0.40 FTE).

The Finance Assistant will work closely with the Finance Director to deliver a robust finance function, fit for future company growth and expansion.

The role will support theday-to-day transactions and help maintain the company's financial health by making sure resources are used beneficially.

Major Responsibilities

• Assisting with the raising of Purchase Orders, whilst ensuring maximum benefit is derived from the procurement system
• Manage employee expense claims
• Manage the company's purchasing and sales systems and ensuring that these reconcile with the company's bank statement transactions
• Manage the inputting of invoices (2way matching) into the cloudbased management accounts system 'Xero' via 'AutoEntry'
• Monitor the accounts inbox and ensure all queries are handled promptly
• Set up payments from the company's bank accounts
• Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet and key P&L accounts
• Compile month end information for FD to support the preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Assist with the compilation of regular or adhoc information packs to go to investors and grant fund providers
• Handle queries from the accountants as they arise
• Assist with import administration and documentation and reclaiming of VAT where applicable
• Assist with the quarterly grant claims, mini audits and end of project submissions and audit
• Assist FD with R&D Tax Credits
• Administration of the PO system and training

Skills & Experience

The following are essential for the role, you will have a proven and demonstrable ability to:

• Be detail oriented and with excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• The ability to operate in fast developing and changing environment
• The ability to operate as a selfstarter and a proven ability to take a flexible approach on a daytoday basis and perform tasks outside of one's job description.

Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role

• Excellent IT and systems skills, in particular finance systems
• Take a flexible approach on a daytoday basis and perform tasks outside of one's job description
• Be able to operate as a selfstarter in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment
• Work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

The following are advantageous, but not essential skills and experience:

• Previous experience using Xero, Autoentry and Amici
• Experience of working within fast growing technology companies (desirable)
• Operate in a small company environment

Qualifications

The Finance Assistant will have:

• Accounting qualification or studying towards one (NVQ, AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACMA, ACA)
• Minimum A-Level or equivalent

Package

• Competitive Salary £35£40K FTE (dependent on experience)
• 25 days plus statutory leave
• 7% matched Pension Contribution to Group Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Upon successfull complettion of probation:

Private Medical Cover

Income protection at 75% after 13 weeks

Life Cover