Finance Business Partner - Generative Biology Institute

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing CO₂
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
  
  

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute:

The Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) aims to overcome two major challenges in making biology engineerable: 1) the ability to precisely synthesize entire genomes, and 2) understanding which DNA sequences will create biological systems that perform desired functions. Solving these challenges will unlock the potential of biology for transformative solutions in health, sustainability, agriculture, and more. GBI will house 30 groups and over 600 researchers, supported by cutting-edge facilities and sustained funding to address global challenges and advance biology engineering.

Your Role:

EIT Oxford is seeking a talented and confident Finance Business Partner (FBP) to play a pivotal role within the Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. In this role, you will help shape, analyse, and communicate the financial and operational performance of the Generative Biology Institute (GBI)

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As a fully embedded partner to the GBI team, you'll ensure that operational plans are well‑costed, forecast accurately, and aligned with the institute's ambitious goals. This is a highly visible role where your insights will influence strategic, commercial, and operational decision‑making. If you enjoy bringing clarity, building strong partnerships, and making an impact, this role offers that opportunity.

Your Responsibilities:

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted partner at the heart of the GBI team, providing financial leadership, generating clear insights, and serving as the main point of contact for all finance matters. This includes supporting sensitivity analysis and risk management.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to align financial strategies with broader business priorities, ensuring resources are used effectively and transparently.
• Provide financial expertise to support investment proposals and business‑case development.
• Develop creative and practical solutions to complex challenges, supporting GBI's long‑term growth.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across Finance processes and management practices
  
  

Budgeting, Forecasting & Monthly Reporting

• Lead the month‑end management accounts process, ensuring accuracy and strong alignment with budget owners.
• Prepare annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts, offering meaningful commentary on trends and variances while meeting key deadlines.
• Develop clear, insightful presentation materials to explain financial assumptions and drivers.
• Produce monthly reporting for budget holders and leadership, offering thoughtful variance analysis and actionable insights.
• Support system enhancements to improve automation, accuracy, and transparency while partnering with operational teams on system rollouts.
• Maintain long‑range (5+ years) financial models and explore alternative strategic scenarios.