LGC Group
Senior Manager Technical Accounting and Projects
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Company Description
London / Hybrid | 12-month contract
About us
LGC is a global life sciences tools company helping to improve human health and the safety of our planet. Our products support everything from genomic analysis to quality assurance in food, medicines and the environment, quietly powering the science behind critical decisions every day.
Job Description
The opportunity
This is a high-impact role at the centre of Group Finance, where you’ll shape how accounting is applied and understood across a global business during a 12-month contract.
Joining during a key period of transformation, you’ll play a critical part in strengthening accounting policy, improving reporting consistency, and supporting our exit readiness programme. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the Group, bringing clarity to complex accounting areas and helping embed practical, scalable solutions.
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You’ll operate as the go-to expert for technical accounting while also leading key finance projects:
- Provide expert guidance on complex or unusual transactions, translating IFRS into clear, practical decisions
- Develop and embed Group accounting policies, ensuring they are understood and consistently applied across all business units
- Lead inventory accounting standardisation, including costing methodologies and documentation
- Partner with senior finance leaders to challenge, influence and improve reporting practices
- Deliver transformation projects, including standardising reporting structures across the Group
- Identify and implement improvements to processes, systems and reporting – focusing on long-term, sustainable change
Qualifications
What we're looking for
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience applying it in practice
- Solid experience in group accounting (industry or practice)
- Experience in manufacturing or inventory accounting (e.g. costing, absorption, overheads)
- Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders
- A practical, solutions-focused approach – able to turn technical complexity into clear action
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Additional Information
OUR VALUES
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
At LGC, we foster a culture of inclusion and collaboration. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Department: Finance
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