Finance Analyst, London

Finance Analyst, London

We are here to advance human health, by reimagining drug discovery with the power and pace of artificial intelligence.

The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured by better and faster drug discovery. 

Our values exist in service of that future. We think they’ll help us bring it closer, too. 

Come and be part of an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals, while being part of an inspiring and collaborative culture.

The world we want tomorrow is the one we’re building today. It starts with the culture at this company. It starts with you. 

About Iso

Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) was founded in 2021 and is led by Sir Demis Hassabis. Our aim is to usher in a new era of biomedical breakthroughs and find cures for some of humanity’s devastating diseases.

Our foundations are built on the success of Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold, but we didn’t stop there! We are continuing to develop and implement state-of-the-art technologies as we move towards our goal of dramatically accelerating and improving the process of designing and bringing new medicines to patients.

We have built a world-leading drug design engine comprising foundational AI models that are capable of working across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities. The company is continually innovating on model architecture and developing cutting-edge capabilities to advance rational drug design.

Your impact 

As a member of the Finance team, you will play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of Isomorphic Labs. You will work collaboratively across the company to ensure expenses are accurately budgeted, forecasted, and reported. 

The role will include financial analysis including budget management, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting (both recurring and ad hoc) and operational activities such as raising POs, troubleshooting invoices, supporting supplier enrollment, and monthly accruals. In addition to supporting the Finance team, you will also spend ~25% of your time supporting the Legal team with various tasks related to contracting, compliance, and other legal administration.

An ideal candidate would be detail and process oriented, able to follow existing processes, while at the same time demonstrating an ability to identify and implement improvements.

About you

• Someone who takes pride in their work, always willing to go the extra mile
• Process and detail oriented, highly organised
• Have a ‘can-do’ attitude, a problems solver who gets to the bottom of problems
• Willing to learn and constantly improve

What you will do 

• Finance duties [~75% of time]
  • Ensure payment timeliness and accuracy by managing POs and troubleshooting invoices
  • Support the business by setting and tracking budgets
  • Own various monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting
  • Serve as the key point of contact for business partners to ask FinOps-related questions
  • Identify areas of process improvement and work collaboratively to implement them
    
    
• Legal team support duties [~25% of time]
  • Support the transactions teams with deal workstreams including project administration, due diligence, and approvals
  • Support compliance and risk management functions to review and maintain governance policies, risk assessments and compliance programs
  • Support engagement of various professional services firms and individuals, including onboarding, matter creation, and tracking
  • Partner with broader Operations teams in developing, monitoring, and measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and corporate objectives

Skills and qualifications

Essential:

• Experience working in a finance function (e.g. in AP, AR or similar)
• Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or a related field or finance/accounting related accreditation (e.g. qualified or part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, etc.)
• Extensive experience with G-suite, especially Sheets and Slides
• Detail oriented and a willingness to work in the weeds
• A positive, collaborative approach to work
• Ability to learn and navigate complex systems and processes

Nice to have:

• Experience in biotech or drug discovery
• Experience supporting corporate transactions
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, or other data languages

Culture and values

We are guided by our shared values. It's not about finding people who think and act in the same way. These values help to guide our work and will continue to strengthen it. 

Thoughtful
Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity, creativity and care. It is about good people doing good, rigorous and future-making science every single day.

Brave
Brave at Iso is about fearlessness, but it’s also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.

Determined
Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. It’s a confidence in our hypothesis, as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease won’t wait, so neither should we.

Together
Together at Iso is about connection, collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. It’s knowing that transformation is a group project, and remembering that what we’re doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.

Creating an extraordinary company

We believe that to be successful we need a team with a range of skills and talents. We're building an environment where collaboration is fundamental, learning is shared and every employee feels supported and able to thrive. We value unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Hybrid working

It’s hugely important for us to share knowledge and build strong relationships with each other, and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we follow a hybrid model, and would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and one other day depending on which team you’re in). If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach, we’d be happy to talk through these if you’re selected for an initial screening call.

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