Finance Manager

About Sano
At Sano, we're accelerating the future of precision medicine by connecting patients, healthcare providers, and life sciences companies through a platform designed to improve access to research and clinical trials. Our mission is to ensure that everyone can benefit from advances in genomic medicine, regardless of where they live or the condition they have.

We work with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide to identify, engage, and support participants for precision medicine programmes, leveraging genetics, technology, and patient-centric design to transform clinical research.

Role - Finance Manager
Salary - £60,000 - £65,000
Location - UK (remote only)

How you’ll make an impact
Sano Genetics is a small, fast-moving team, and finance is the engine room that keeps it running. As our Finance Manager you'll own the day-to-day finance operations end-to-end, from bookkeeping through to month-end close and reporting, giving leadership the accurate, timely numbers they need to make good decisions. This is a highly operational, hands-on role where you'll take real ownership from day one, working closely with our external accountants and cross-functionally with the wider team. It's broad by design, so you'll get exposure across many areas of finance and business operations, with genuine scope to grow your responsibilities as the company scales. We are open to candidates seeking either full-time or 4 days/week.

What you'll do
Own month-end close end-to-end, including bookkeeping, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations, delivering accurate and timely numbers.
Run finance operations day-to-day: customer invoicing, supplier payments, expenses and credit control.
Manage the monthly payroll process in collaboration with the People team and our external accountants.
Produce budget vs. actuals reporting and maintain our cashflow reporting, giving leadership clear visibility on performance.
Support VAT returns, year-end statutory accounts, tax filings and R&D claims, working with external advisors.
Maintain and improve our existing finance automation and processes so they stay fit-for-purpose as we grow.
Support share option administration, issuance and reporting.
Act as a reliable finance point of contact for the business on operational matters.

This job is for you if you
Have startup or scale-up experience: you've personally owned finance processes in a scaling technology business with limited support functions, and you're comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
Have hands-on Xero experience and are confident operating in it day-to-day, not just familiar with it.
Have proven ownership of the full month-end close cycle, including balance sheet reconciliations, done independently rather than as part of a larger team.
Have solid, hands-on experience with bookkeeping, invoicing, supplier payments and payroll.
Are fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a clear track record of owning close and finance operations.
Are comfortable and confident with Excel or Google Sheets.
Have a bias for automation and improving processes to make finance more scalable.
Bring strong ownership, attention to detail and clear communication, and are happy to work autonomously.

Even better if you
Have exposure to SaaS or services businesses with a mix of recurring and project-based revenue.
Have experience with multi-entity or multi-currency accounting (UK/US).
Have familiarity with share option schemes or R&D tax claims.

This role is unlikely to be a great match if:
You're looking for a purely FP&A, reporting-only or strategic finance role.
You are uncomfortable owning operational finance tasks directly (bookkeeping, invoicing, payments, payroll).
You prefer highly structured roles with limited variety or cross-functional work.

Why Join Sano?
Work on programmes that directly impact patients and accelerate precision medicine.
Collaborate with a highly motivated, mission-driven team.
Influence the future direction of genetics-enabled healthcare.
Flexible remote working environment.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact during a critical period of company growth.

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, tell us about your journey, and about what you learnt. So, if this role excites you, don't let our role description hold you back, get applying!

Hiring Process
Deep dive with VP Finance
Panel Interview
Founder Interview

Support - If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed. All interviews at Sano take place virtually. Please let us know if we can help make a virtual interview run smoother for you.

Please note:
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK or in the USA (for specific roles). We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Sano, we're committed to creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are a global community and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It's essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn't just an initiative at Sano. We strive to embed it not just into our values but throughout our entire culture.