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Financial Controller Royal Museums Greenwich Permanent | Full-Time Salary Negotiable Hybrid working (typically 3 days per week onsite in Greenwich) Help shape the future of one of London’s most iconic cultural institutions. Royal Museums Greenwich is home to the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cutty Sark, Queen's House, the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre and the Caird Library and Archive. Together, we explore humanity's relationship with the sea, space and our place in the world through world-class collections, pioneering research and engaging public programmes. This is a particularly exciting moment to join the organisation. We are delivering one of the most significant investment programmes in our history through the First Light transformation of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, a major capital project designed to improve accessibility, visitor experience and engagement with science for future generations. Alongside this, we continue to strengthen our commercial performance, expand audience reach and build organisational resilience in an increasingly dynamic and challenging funding environment. As Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the organisation has the robust financial stewardship, controls and reporting required to support these ambitions. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead the financial accounting team, helping to drive continuous improvement, strengthen governance and provide the foundation for informed decision making across the Museum. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, support significant capital investment programmes and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of finance systems and processes. Key Responsibilities Lead and develop a high-performing financial accounting and transactions function. Ensure the integrity of the Museum's financial control environment and compliance framework. Oversee all aspects of financial accounting, including statutory accounts preparation, balance sheet management and treasury activities. Lead the annual audit process and maintain strong relationships with internal and external auditors. Provide expert technical accounting advice across the organisation. Ensure compliance with VAT and other regulatory requirements. Support the delivery of finance transformation initiatives, systems improvements and process automation opportunities. Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to improve financial awareness, governance and decision making. Contribute to the financial oversight of major capital and heritage projects. About You You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise and a proven track record of leading financial control functions. We are interested in candidates from the charity, cultural, public sector or commercial environments who can demonstrate: Significant experience of financial accounting and financial controls leadership. Successful management of external audits and statutory reporting processes. Strong knowledge of VAT and regulatory compliance. Experience leading and developing teams through change and continuous improvement. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. The ability to combine attention to detail with a pragmatic and customer-focused approach. A proactive mindset and a desire to help shape the future of a function and organisation. Why Join Royal Museums Greenwich? This is an opportunity to contribute to an organisation with a unique national and international profile at a time of significant investment and transformation. You will join a collaborative leadership team committed to innovation, inclusion, sustainability and delivering exceptional experiences for visitors, researchers and communities. For an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our recruitment partner, Iain Slinn, via the Allen Lane website.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Systems Accountant to join a public sector organisation undertaking a significant programme of development and improvement. With investment in its finance systems and operating model, this role offers the chance to take ownership of a new finance platform and play a central role in supporting the organisation's future success. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will take responsibility for the newly implemented Aqilla finance system, acting as the system owner and subject matter expert. You will be responsible for system configuration, user access, workflows, master data, key interfaces with payroll and banking systems, and ensuring the platform continues to support the organisation's evolving needs. Working closely with finance colleagues and wider stakeholders, you will help strengthen controls, improve processes and deliver an effective user experience across the business. The successful candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant, or possess comparable accounting knowledge gained through experience. You will have strong finance systems expertise, including experience configuring and administering cloud-based finance platforms, supporting system integrations and managing financial data. A sound understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, reconciliations and period-end processes is essential, alongside strong communication skills and the ability to provide training, guidance and support to users at all levels. Experience of Aqilla or a similar cloud accounting system would be advantageous, as would exposure to finance system implementations, public sector organisations or complex governance environments. This role offers the opportunity to work on an interesting and high-profile transformation programme. For the right individual, it will be a rewarding and varied assignment, providing the chance to take ownership of a key finance system and help establish the processes, controls and governance that will support the organisation for years to come. Hybrid working arrangement with 2-3 days per week in the office.

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Pharmacovigilance Specialist – UK &amp; Ireland Cpl Life Sciences are working with an established pharmaceutical business that is seeking a Pharmacovigilance Specialist to join its team, supporting the delivery of high-quality pharmacovigilance activities across the UK and Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PV professional to join a pharmaceutical environment where you will play an important role in ensuring the effective management of safety information and compliance with applicable pharmacovigilance requirements. Overview: - 25-35 per hour PAYE -Hybrid working in Berkshire (2-3 days per week on site) -Initial 9 month contract Key Responsibilities: Manage Pharmacovigilance activities, including the end-to-end handling and processing of safety reports at affiliate level. Process individual case safety reports accurately and within required timelines using a safety database. Support compliance with UK and Ireland Pharmacovigilance requirements and relevant post-Brexit regulatory changes. Contribute to post-authorisation Pharmacovigilance activities for medicinal products. Ensure safety cases and associated documentation are maintained to a high standard. Work closely with the PV Manager and wider internal stakeholders to support ongoing safety activities. Manage competing priorities effectively while maintaining accuracy and meeting regulatory deadlines. Experience &amp; Skills Required: Experience managing safety reports through an end-to-end process at affiliate level. Experience within a pharmaceutical or life sciences environment. A degree in a relevant scientific discipline is preferred. Good knowledge of post-authorisation requirements for medicinal products. Understanding of post-Brexit Pharmacovigilance regulations impacting the UK and Ireland. Experience with ARGUS at UK affiliate level would be advantageous but is not essential. Strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Reporting to: PV Manager This is a great opportunity for a Pharmacovigilance professional looking to develop their career within a pharmaceutical organisation and take on a role with responsibility across the UK and Ireland.

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Clinical Operations Lead – Gene Therapy An exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Operations leader to join a fast-moving, entrepreneurial biotech developing innovative gene therapy programmes in neurological and psychiatric diseases. This highly empowered, hands-on position will lead late-stage clinical delivery, combining operational rigour with a forward-looking approach to technology, evidence generation and commercial readiness. Key responsibilities: Lead the operational planning, set-up and execution of Phase II/III and pivotal clinical trials, including country, site and vendor selection. Establish and support QMS development, protocols and regulatory submissions. Oversee CROs, vendors and study teams, ensuring quality, timelines, budgets and operational risks are effectively managed. Drive investigator and site engagement, patient recruitment, data quality, safety surveillance and inspection readiness. Identify and implement pragmatic AI and digital solutions to improve trial execution, enrolment and safety monitoring. Support evidence generation for registration, reimbursement, payer discussions and future commercial launch. Build clear internal reporting and dashboards to provide visibility of programme progress, risks and priorities. Experience required: 10+ years’ experience in clinical operations, clinical development operations or clinical programme leadership within biotech, pharma or CRO environments. Demonstrated leadership of Phase II/III or pivotal multi-country/global trials. Strong experience managing CROs, vendors, budgets, timelines, quality and risk. Sound knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, patient safety and data integrity. Experience establishing a QMS and supporting clinical protocol design. A hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset and confidence working in a lean, rapidly evolving environment. Gene therapy, CNS/neuropsychiatry, registration-enabling Phase III programmes and AI/digital clinical-trial technology experience would be highly advantageous.