Finance Officer

Scendea is seeking an experienced and dependable Finance Officer to join our global team in a permanent part-time, office-based role at our UK office in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. This role is offered on a twenty-hour per week basis, spread daily across Monday-Friday during office hours, with some flexibility on the set working pattern. Reporting directly to the Finance Director within a small team environment, the role will closely collaborate with them to manage day-to-day financial operations and support the Finance Director in ensuring accurate and timely financial information, effective financial controls, and compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.

This is a role designed for an experienced professional who enjoys a hands-on role and values structure, clear accountability, and a healthy work-life balance. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and highly organised, with strong process-oriented skills, capable of supporting across functions within the business. Ideally suited to an individual with proven Senior-level experience, able to work fully autonomously and confidently assume FD and CFO responsibilities for short periods, including holiday cover.

• Manage day-to-day accounting processes and financial operations, including AP/AR, payroll, and general ledger.
• Closing of the monthly accounts and preparation of all supporting analyses and reconciliations.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements under UK GAAP.
• Assisting budget holders in monitoring and tracking the performance of budgets and deliverables.
• Raise sales invoices, process purchase invoices, pay suppliers, and resolve associated queries.
• Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with VAT regulations.
• Maintain and apply established internal control procedures.
• Support the Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer in annual budgeting, re-forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Assist in the preparation for audits and liaise with auditors as required.
• Support tax compliance activities and liaise with external tax advisers under direction.
• Maintain current knowledge of accounting standards and company policies to ensure compliance.
• Support the implementation of process improvements in finance operations and reporting.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and data support as required by the business.
• Support colleagues within the back-office functions on ad hoc tasks and projects as required, fostering effective cross-team collaboration.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability, taking on additional responsibilities or activities as required, in alignment with evolving business needs.

• A CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification.
• A minimum of five years of experience in an accounting practice or business analyst-related role.
• Proven ability to plan and manage the completion of tasks to deadlines.
• Experience in reviewing and interpreting financial information, with the ability to communicate insights to a range of key stakeholders.
• UK payroll experience is preferred, and exposure to multi-jurisdictional or international payroll would be considered a strong advantage.
• Data manipulation and analysis using Excel or similar tools.
• Exemplary organisational and time management skills with a high level of attention to detail, and the proven ability to work both proactively and autonomously.
• High level of verbal communication and presentation skills in English, computer literacy, and competency in MS Office programs.

• A competitive salary.
• Generous bonus program, which rewards success.
• 26 days’ holiday plus public holidays, pro rata, and additional days leave for birthday and work anniversaries.
• 5% Employer pension contribution.
• Provision of Private Healthcare insurance.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Ownership Trust Scheme.
• A challenging and stimulating position for a dynamic and competent professional, looking to contribute to a growing business and a rapidly expanding team.
• Coaching, mentoring and support of your continuous learning, and professional development within a highly recognised international team.

Scendea is an international product development, regulatory, and compliance consulting group delivering market-leading scientific expertise and regulatory solutions, to advance healthcare innovation worldwide. We are passionate about delivering strategic and operational support to clients, with a strong commitment to problem-solving and redefining customer service. Our goal is to streamline the product development process, reduce time-to-market, and minimise overall development costs.

With a current team of over 50 staff based in the US, UK, Netherlands, and Australia, Scendea is undergoing a period of significant growth, with the addition of new service lines to facilitate the delivery of expert and strategic global regulatory and compliance consulting services to our rapidly growing client base. We are equally committed to making a positive impact on society by managing our environmental impacts and contributing to a low-carbon economy. Our inclusive work culture values transparency, ethical collaboration with clients, and employee involvement in key decision-making processes, ensuring that our team is respected, supported, and engaged.

Part of what makes Scendea successful is the highly motivated people who work for us and their enthusiasm for what we do and stand for. We recruit individuals whose passion, drive, integrity and customer orientation shines through. You are a motivated individual who can instil trust and confidence in our customer relationships whilst having a natural aptitude for getting the best out of people internally. You will inspire others through your commitment, motivation, expertise, professional manner and always placing the customer at the centre of everything you do.

Applicants must reside and be eligible to work in the UK without the requirement for sponsorship now or in the future. Closing date for applications is Monday 19th May 2026, and candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application no later than Friday 23rd May 2026.