Senior Manager, Finance Business Partnering, Clinical Programmes

Job Details: Senior Manager, Finance Business Partnering, Clinical Programmes

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Immunocore (NASDAQ: IMCR) is a pioneering, commercial-stage T cell receptor biotechnology company whose purpose is to develop and commercialize a new generation of transformative medicines which address unmet patient needs in oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune disease. Our leaders in R&D are internationally recognised as some of the biotech industry’s most successful drug developers. We are creating not just an environment where great minds can interact but an innovation powerhouse answering the big questions.

Focused on delivering first-in-class biological therapies to patients, we have developed a highly innovative soluble TCR platform. Our ImmTAX molecules underpin a new generation of precision engineered drugs that harness the immune system to treat a broad spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need, including oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases.

We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, while seeking talented individuals to work with us across the many functions that will allow us to deliver new medicines to transform the lives of patients. You will work with outstanding people who together pioneer the research, development and commercialization of bi-specific TCR therapies. We aim to create an environment where individual contributions and initiatives can be maximized, while fostering a culture of collaboration, based on respect and integrity. We want each individual employee to own their career, as part of high-performing teams, and in the context of on-the-job and formal continuous development and training, as well as constructive feedback. We always strive to identify ways to improve what we do and how we do it, by asking questions, voicing opinions, exploring various approaches and staying connected with healthcare professionals, patients, academia and other key partners. Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To partner with Programme Management organisation, supporting and influencing on clinical programmes through high quality financial modelling & analysis. Facilitates grant and funding administration, consultancy activity, general management, and monitoring of current and proposed trials. Lead Strategic outlook of business, contributes to the development of Strategy of department by partnering with Clinical leadership team.

Demonstrate leadership potential through leading team across areas of financial aspects of forecasts, long range plans, costs planning, accruals, operating expenses, and CapEx spend; tracking actual performance against budgets and maintaining up-to-date forecasts.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES

• Apply broad expertise and act as partner and advisor to leadership and Senior Stakeholders in Clinical development organisation on forecasts, long range plans, actual performance, and mitigating risks to P&L and Cashflow while ensuring best in class relationship management. • Collaborate with leadership to aid reporting to the ILT, work with FP&A team to ensure timely monthly and board reporting is delivered to the highest standards. • Lead team and deliver punctual and accurate financial information, insights / analysis and reporting to enable assigned business area to make well-informed business decisions. • Contributes to Strategy development for Clinical function, work on extremely complex projects, create and assess business cases for clinical trials, support negotiation by performing financial modelling/analysis on investment decisions. • Proactively provide guidance to direct reports across areas of responsibilities, empower team to overcome obstacles and deliver to high standards. • Lead team into excellence, create development plans, arrange training, provide coaching to direct reports ensuring future career progression path. • Demonstrate leadership by overseeing activities carried out by team, ensure credibility, SoX compliance, audit requirements and company’s accounting policies. • Supervise tracking and consolidations for in-sourced and out-sourced Clinical trials. • In charge of relationships and lead monthly meetings with CROs and Clinical Project managers to review each trial. • Lead monthly close, calculate and review monthly accruals after meeting with Clinical trials team and CROs. • Ownership of financial impact of the Group’s supplier clinical external contracts, providing ad-hoc support at the pre-agreement phase where required to ensure Management and the Group are fully aware of financial obligations. • Point of contact for Contract Manager for Clinical in monthly meetings and help with reporting for CRO Change order negotiations. • Ownership of grants and funding for trials, keep track of spend and ensure credible analysis, accounting and reporting on monthly and ad hoc basis. • Deliver timely monthly reporting across P&L, Cash and Capex, delivering comprehensive, consistent, action-oriented reporting reflected through insightful variance analysis on trial expenditure. • Own and deliver forecasts, budget and long-range plans, by leading discussions, positively challenge assumptions and deliver trustworthy plans. • Contributes to the development of processes, ensure processes are followed by team and SOX controls are met for monthly close, journal approvals, contracts approvals and business cases. • Responsible for achieving deadlines for monthly & quarterly financial accounting close, SOX controls, reporting. • Key contact for Financial Reporting team to provide information for accounting close process (accruals, prepayment, adjustments) including SOX controls. • Carry out monthly reconciliation of GL accounts as well as SOX compliance. • Lead audit response, oversee submission of evidence, address audit queries within deadlines. • Interacts with Senior leadership in Financial Reporting team, ensure the accounting and planning systems are aligned with regards to trial spend and key cost categories. Ensure appropriate approvals have been sought from the Leadership in P&A and Finance Controllership for any changes. PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential • CRO or Clinical trial finance management experience in Pharma/Biotech • Excellent communication, collaborative and influencing skills, reflected through writing, presentation and discussion • Team management and development of direct reports • Agile, flexible and team mindset with a Can-do attitude • Able to lead discussions with Senior Non-Finance leadership and positively challenge assumptions • Investigative and details oriented • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel / MS Power point • Experience of using ERP/Accounting Systems • Proven track record of process improvement

Desirable • Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or MBA with experience of working in a SOX compliance environment in US Public Limited company

KEY BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES – ALL STAFF

• Lead with science to benefit patients Lead to set clear priorities and objectives aligned to the organisation’s goals, to create an environment that maximises individual contributions that will benefit patients. • Entrepreneurial Ownership of opportunities to seek out key areas of improvements, ask questions, voice opinions and take initiatives to get things done. • Value Diversity to drive innovation Value and listen to all views and opinions, push boundaries, utilise diverse skills and approaches to foster creative thinking • Respect and trust each other Respect and trust each other with good intentions and consistent and fair as to how to treat others. Forster transparent and frequent communication. • Act with integrity Act with integrity taking responsibility for actions and challenge action or decisions, own mistakes, take decisions to improve the success of organisation.

Education & qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ MBA or equivalent

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